| Title: | Lizard host abundances and climatic factors explain phylogenetic diversity and prevalence of blood parasites on an oceanic island |
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| Authors: | ID Megía-Palma, Rodrigo (Author)
ID Palomar, Gemma (Author)
ID Martínez, Javier (Author)
ID Antunes, Bernardo (Author)
ID Dudek, Katarzyna (Author)
ID Žagar, Anamarija (Author)
ID Guerra Serén, Nina (Author)
ID Carretero, Miguel A. (Author)
ID Babik, Wiesław (Author)
ID Merino, Santiago (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Similar work, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17276
URL - Source URL, visit https://doi.org/10.17632/v4w54r7snd.1
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 2.20 - Complete scientific database of research data |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | 1. Host abundance might favour the maintenance of a high phylogenetic diversity of some parasites via rapid transmission rates. Blood parasites of insular lizards represent a good model to test this hypothesis because these parasites can be particularly prevalent in islands and host lizards highly abundant. 2. We applied deep amplicon sequencing and analysed environmental predictors of blood parasite prevalence and phylogenetic diversity in the endemic lizard Gallotia galloti across 24 localities on Tenerife, an island in the Canary archipelago that has experienced increasing warming and drought in recent years. 3. Parasite prevalence assessed by microscopy was over 94% and a higher proportion of infected lizards was found in warmer and drier locations. A total of 33 different 18s rRNA parasite haplotype were identified and the phylogenetic analyses indicated that they belong to two genera of Adeleorina (Apicomplexa: Coccidia), with Karyolysus as the dominant genus. The most important predictor of between-locality variation in parasite phylogenetic diversity was the abundance of lizard hosts. 4. A combination of climatic and host demographic factors associated with an insular syndrome may be favouring a rapid transmission of blood parasites among lizards on Tenerife, which may favour the maintenance of a high phylogenetic diversity of parasites. |
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| Keywords: | lizards, parasites, genetics, biogeography, habitat, data |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 04.08.2023 |
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| Place of publishing: | [London] |
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| Place of performance: | [London] |
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| Publisher: | Mendeley, Elsevier |
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| Year of publishing: | 2023 |
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| Year of performance: | 2023 |
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| Number of pages: | 1 spletni vir |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-23952  |
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| UDC: | 591 |
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| DOI: | 10.17632/v4w54r7snd.1 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 245753603 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z. nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 14. 8. 2025;
Soavtorji: Gemma Palomar, Javier Martinez, Bernardo Antunes, Katarzyna Dudek, Anamarija Zagar, Nina Serén, Miguel Carretero, Wieslaw Babik, Santiago Merino;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 27.10.2025 |
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