Identification of Uranotaenia sapphirina as a specialist of annelids broadens known mosquito host use patterns
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-018-0096-5
Abstract: Feeding upon vertebrate blood by mosquitoes permits transmission of diverse pathogens, including viruses, protozoa, and nematodes. Despite over a century of intensive study, no mosquito species is known to specialize on non-vertebrate hosts. Using molecular… read more here.
Keywords: use patterns; uranotaenia sapphirina; host use; mosquito host ... See more keywords
Invasive Burmese pythons alter host use and virus infection in the vector of a zoonotic virus
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02347-z
Abstract: The composition of wildlife communities can have strong effects on transmission of zoonotic vector-borne pathogens, with more diverse communities often supporting lower infection prevalence in vectors (dilution effect). The introduced Burmese python, Python bivittatus, is… read more here.
Keywords: vector; infection; host use; virus ... See more keywords
Host use drives convergent evolution in clownfish
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2419716122
Abstract: Significance Clownfishes are an iconic group of 28 species that are famous for their bright color patterns and mutualism with sea anemones. Yet no ecological variable has been identified that can explain clownfish color-pattern evolution… read more here.
Keywords: color pattern; evolution; clownfish host; host use ... See more keywords
Spatiotemporal variation of host use in a brood parasite: the role of the environment
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arw131
Abstract: Avian brood parasites should target the most profitable host species, but current conditions might locally influence their choice, producing geographic mosaics of coevolution. Throughout Europe, the magpie Pica pica has been invariably reported as the… read more here.
Keywords: variation host; use brood; host use; spatiotemporal variation ... See more keywords