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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Establishment of exotic parasites: the origins and characteristics of an avian malaria community in an isolated island avifauna |
Author: | Ewen, J. Bensch, S. Blackburn, T. Bonneaud, C. Brown, R. Cassey, P. Clarke, R. Perez-Tris, J. |
Citation: | Ecology Letters, 2012; 15(10):1112-1119 |
Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 1461-023X 1461-0248 |
Editor: | Ostfeld, R. |
Statement of Responsibility: | John G. Ewen, Staffan Bensch, Tim M. Blackburn, Camille Bonneaud, Ruth Brown, Phillip Cassey, Rohan H. Clarke and Javier Pérez-Tris |
Abstract: | Knowledge of the processes favouring the establishment of exotic parasites is poor. Herein, we test the characteristics of successful exotic parasites that have co-established in the remote island archipelago of New Zealand, due to the introduction of numerous avian host species. Our results show that avian malaria parasites (AM; parasites of the genus Plasmodium) that successfully invaded are more globally generalist (both geographically widespread and with a broad taxonomic range of hosts) than AM parasites not co-introduced to New Zealand. Furthermore, the successful AM parasites are presently more prevalent in their native range than AM parasites found in the same native range but not co-introduced to New Zealand. This has resulted in an increased number and greater taxonomic diversity of AM parasites now in New Zealand. |
Keywords: | Avian malaria introduced birds introduction success invasive parasites New Zealand |
Rights: | © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/CNRS |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01833.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01833.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Earth and Environmental Sciences publications Environment Institute Leaders publications |
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