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16881395

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-2
pubmed:abstractText
Host density is an important and widely accepted factor influencing microparasites epidemiology. In theory, host density would influence also macroparasite dynamic, although it would be achieved indirectly due to the presence of free-living infective stages of parasites. On this basis, it is expected that macroparasite abundance and prevalence would increase as host density increases, due to the higher probability for a new host to acquire infections from the environment. Nevertheless, some surveys indicate a negative relationship between host density and gastrointestinal helminth abundance in alpine chamois. On the basis of data collected from three different chamois populations, the Authors discuss the possibility that ecological factors different from host density should influence parasite biocoenosis dynamic, leading to the pattern observed in natural chamois-parasite systems.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0048-2951
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
47-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Models of parasite biocoenosis dynamic: host density and gastrointestinal parasites in alpine chamois.
pubmed:affiliation
Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study