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Co-occurrence of ectoparasites on rodent hosts: null model analyses of data from three continents

2009; Wiley; Volume: 119; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17902.x

1600-0706

Boris R. Krasnov, Sonja Matthee, Marcela Lareschi, Natalia P. Korallo‐Vinarskaya, Maxim V. Vinarski,

Vector-borne infectious diseases

OikosVolume 119, Issue 1 p. 120-128 Co-occurrence of ectoparasites on rodent hosts: null model analyses of data from three continents Boris R. Krasnov, Boris R. KrasnovSearch for more papers by this authorSonja Matthee, Sonja MattheeSearch for more papers by this authorMarcela Lareschi, Marcela LareschiSearch for more papers by this authorNatalia P. Korallo-Vinarskaya, Natalia P. Korallo-VinarskayaSearch for more papers by this authorMaxim V. Vinarski, Maxim V. VinarskiSearch for more papers by this author Boris R. Krasnov, Boris R. KrasnovSearch for more papers by this authorSonja Matthee, Sonja MattheeSearch for more papers by this authorMarcela Lareschi, Marcela LareschiSearch for more papers by this authorNatalia P. Korallo-Vinarskaya, Natalia P. Korallo-VinarskayaSearch for more papers by this authorMaxim V. Vinarski, Maxim V. VinarskiSearch for more papers by this author First published: 23 December 2009 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17902.xCitations: 44 B. R. Krasnov (krasnov@bgu.ac.il), Mitrani Dept of Desert Ecology, Swiss Inst. for Dryland Environmental Research, Jacob Blaustein Inst. for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, IL–84990 Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel – S. Matthee, Dept Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch Univ., 7602 Stellenbosch, South Africa – M. Lareschi, Center for Parasitological Studies and Vectors, National Research Council of Argentina and School of Natural Sciences and Museum of La Plata National Univ., Calle 2 N 584, AR–1900 La Plata, Argentina – N. P. Korallo-Vinarskaya, Laboratory of Arthropod-Borne Viral Infections, Omsk Research Inst. of Natural Foci Infections, Mira str. 7, RU–644080 Omsk, Russia – M. V. Vinarski, Dept Zoology and Physiology, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, Omsk State Pedagogical Univ., Tukhachevskogo emb. 14, RU–644099 Omsk, Russia. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Abstract We studied patterns of species co-occurrence in communities of ectoparasitic arthropods (ixodid ticks, mesostigmate mites and fleas) harboured by rodent hosts from South Africa (Rhabdomys pumilio), South America (Scapteromys aquaticus and Oxymycterus rufus) and west Siberia (Apodemus agrarius, Microtus gregalis, Microtus oeconomus and Myodes rutilus) using null models. We compared frequencies of co-occurrences of parasite species or higher taxa across host individuals with those expected by chance. When non-randomness of parasite co-occurrences was detected, positive but not negative co-occurrences of parasite species or higher taxa prevailed (except for a single sample of mesostigmate mites from O. rufus). Frequency of detection of non-randomness of parasite co-occurrences differed among parasite taxa, being higher in fleas and lower in mites and ticks. This frequency differed also among host species independent of parasite taxon, being highest in Microtus species and lowest in O. rufus and S. aquaticus. We concluded that the pattern of species co-occurrence in ectoparasite communities on rodent hosts is predominantly positive, depends on life history of parasites and may be affected to a great extent by life history of a host. Citing Literature Volume119, Issue1January 2010Pages 120-128 RelatedInformation