Host associations and turnover of haemosporidian parasites in manakins (Aves: Pipridae)
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Parasites of the genera Plasmodium and Haemoproteus (Apicomplexa: Haemosporida) are a diverse group of pathogens that infect birds nearly worldwide. Despite their ubiquity, the ecological and evolutionary factors that shape the diversity and distribution of these protozoan parasites among avian communities and geographic regions are poorly understood. Based on a survey throughout the Neotropics of the haemosporidian parasites infecting manakins (Pipridae), a family of Passerine birds endemic to this region, we asked whether host relatedness, ecological similarity and geographic proximity structure parasite turnover between manakin species and local manakin assemblages. We used molecular methods to screen 1343 individuals of 30 manakin species for the presence of parasites. We found no significant correlations between manakin parasite lineage turnover and both manakin species turnover and geographic distance. Climate differences, species turnover in the larger bird community and parasite lineage turnover in non-manakin hosts did not correlate with manakin parasite lineage turnover. We also found no evidence that manakin parasite lineage turnover among host species correlates with range overlap and genetic divergence among hosts. Our analyses indicate that host switching (turnover among host species) and dispersal (turnover among locations) of haemosporidian parasites in manakins are not constrained at this scale.
Date Issued
2017-03-14
Date Acceptance
2017-01-24
Citation
Parasitology, 2017, 144 (7), pp.984-993
ISSN
0031-1820
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Start Page
984
End Page
993
Journal / Book Title
Parasitology
Volume
144
Issue
7
Copyright Statement
© 2017 Cambridge University Press. This paper has been accepted for publication and will appear in a revised form, subsequent to peer-review and/or editorial input by Cambridge University Press.
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Parasitology
Avian malaria
community assembly
host switching
host turnover
parasite community
parasite diversity
AVIAN MALARIA PARASITES
BLOOD PARASITES
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTANCE
NEOTROPICAL SAVANNA
SPATIAL VARIATION
SPECIES RICHNESS
BETA DIVERSITY
MISSING DATA
PREVALENCE
SIMILARITY
Mycology & Parasitology
0707 Veterinary Sciences
Publication Status
Published