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Journal article
Deeply conserved susceptibility in a multi-host, multi-parasite system
Ecology letters, v 22(6), pp 987-998
01 Jun 2019
PMID: 30912262
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Abstract
Variation in susceptibility is ubiquitous in multi-host, multi-parasite assemblages, and can have profound implications for ecology and evolution in these systems. The extent to which susceptibility to parasites is phylogenetically conserved among hosts can be revealed by analysing diverse regional communities. We screened for haemosporidian parasites in 3983 birds representing 40 families and 523 species, spanning similar to 4500 m elevation in the tropical Andes. To quantify the influence of host phylogeny on infection status, we applied Bayesian phylogenetic multilevel models that included a suite of environmental, spatial, temporal, life history and ecological predictors. We found evidence of deeply conserved susceptibility across the avian tree; host phylogeny explained substantial variation in infection status, and results were robust to phylogenetic uncertainty. Our study suggests that susceptibility is governed, in part, by conserved, latent aspects of anti-parasite defence. This demonstrates the importance of deep phylogeny for understanding present-day ecological interactions.
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- Title
- Deeply conserved susceptibility in a multi-host, multi-parasite system
- Creators
- Lisa N. Barrow - Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USASabrina M. McNew - Cornell UniversityNora Mitchell - University of New MexicoSpencer C. Galen - University of New MexicoHolly L. Lutz - Cornell UniversityHeather Skeen - Field Museum of Natural HistoryThomas Valqui - Centro de Ornitología y BiodiversidadJason D. Weckstein - Drexel UniversityChristopher C. Witt - University of New Mexico
- Publication Details
- Ecology letters, v 22(6), pp 987-998
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- NCRR-NIH P20RR018754 / CETI seed grant DEB-1146491; DEB-1503804; PRFB-1611710 / NSF; National Science Foundation (NSF) Faulk Medical Research Trust Pritzker DNA Laboratory Davee Foundation
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES); Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000475698000010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85063446892
- Other Identifier
- 991019168159004721
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- Ecology