Phylogenetically related and ecologically similar carnivores harbour similar parasite assemblages

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 671-680

  Huang, Shan ^a,c   Bininda Emonds, Olaf R P ^b   Stephens, Patrick R ^a   Gittleman, John L ^a   Altizer, Sonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological similarity; Disease sharing; Geographic overlap; Host phylogenetic clustering; Host parasite interactions; Wild carnivores; Wildlife conservation; Wildlife disease

Indexed keywords

VERMES;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; CARNIVORA; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RANGE; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CARNIVORA; ECOSYSTEM; HOST SPECIFICITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PARASITES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84898539654     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12160     Document Type: Article

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