Parasites and invasions: A biogeographic examination of parasites and hosts in native and introduced ranges

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 609-622

  Blakeslee, April M H ^a   Altman, Irit ^b   Miller, A Whitman ^a   Byers, James E ^c   Hamer, Caitlin E ^d   Ruiz, Gregory M ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Gastropods; Ilyanassa obsoleta; Intertidal; Introduction vector; Invasion history; Littorina saxatilis; North America; Parasite; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIRD; DEFINITIVE HOST; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FLATWORM; GASTROPOD; HOME RANGE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIFE HISTORY; NATIVE SPECIES; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PROPAGULE; SAMPLING; SNAIL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

AVES; GASTROPODA; ILYANASSA OBSOLETA; LITTORINA SAXATILIS; TREMATODA;

EID: 84857123771     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02631.x     Document Type: Article

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