Journal article
Host life-history traits predict haemosporidian parasite prevalence in tanagers (Aves: Thraupidae)
Parasitology
13 Oct 2022
PMID: 36226920
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Abstract
Vector-borne parasites are important ecological drivers influencing life-history evolution in birds by increasing host mortality or susceptibility to new diseases. Therefore, understanding why vulnerability to infection varies within a host Glade is a crucial task for conservation biology and for understanding macroecological life-history patterns. Here, we studied the relationship of avian life-history traits and climate on the prevalence of Plasmodium and Parahaemoproteus parasites. We sampled 3569 individual birds belonging to 53 species of the family Thraupidae. Individuals were captured from 2007 to 2018 at 92 locations. We created 2 phylogenetic generalized least-squares models with Plasmodium and Parahaemoproteus prevalence as our response variables, and with the following predictor variables: climate PC1, climate PC2, body size, mixed-species flock participation, incubation period, migration, nest height, foraging height, forest cover, and diet. We found that Parahaemoproteus and Plasmodium prevalence was higher in species inhabiting open habitats. Tanager species with longer incubation periods had higher Parahaemoproteus prevalence as well, and we hypothesize that these longer incubation periods overlap with maximum vector abundances, resulting in a higher probability of infection among adult hosts during their incubation period and among chicks. Lastly, we found that Plasmodium prevalence was higher in species without migratory behaviour, with mixed-species flock participation, and with an omnivorous or animal-derived diet. We discuss the consequences of higher infection prevalence in relation to life-history traits in tanagers.
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- Title
- Host life-history traits predict haemosporidian parasite prevalence in tanagers (Aves: Thraupidae)
- Creators
- Victor Aguiar de Souza Penha - Universidade Federal do ParanáFabricius Maia Chaves Bicalho Domingos - Univ Fed Parana, Zool Dept, Curitiba, Parana, BrazilAlan Fecchio - Univ Nacl Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Ctr Invest Esquel Montana & Estepa Patagon CIEMEP, CONICET, Esquel, Chubut, ArgentinaJeffrey A. Bell - University of North DakotaJason D. Weckstein - Drexel UniversityRobert E. Ricklefs - University of MissouriErika Martins Braga - Federal ReservePatricia de Abreu Moreira - Univ Fed Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, MG, BrazilLeticia Soares - Natl Aviary, Pittsburgh, PA USASteven Latta - Natl Aviary, Conservat & Field Res, Pittsburgh, PA USAGraziela Tolesano-Pascoli - Universidade de BrasíliaRenata Duarte Alquezar - Universidade de BrasíliaKleber Del-Claro - Federal ReserveLilian Tonelli Manica - Federal Reserve
- Publication Details
- Parasitology
- Publisher
- Cambridge Univ Press
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) Conselho Nacional de Ciencia e Tecnologia (CNPq); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPQ) U.S. National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF) National Geographic Society
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES); Ornithology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000880463800001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85140355165
- Other Identifier
- 991019350597804721
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