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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-13
pubmed:abstractText
33 Magpies resident in two parks close to Paris were investigated for the presence of Plasmodium parasites. The majority of the birds were found to be infected with multiple parasite species. A total of 14 species were observed, and of these 10 were novel and consequently described, and two could not be assigned with confidence. It is hypothesized that the unexpected abundance of species is due to a phenomenon which we term "host-vector 'fidelisation'". Indeed, the combination of the eco-biological characteristics of the host (mating pairs in contiguous, but strictly defined territories) with those of the vector (numerous Aedes species with distinct behavior), would generate fragmentation of the niches. This type of isolation overlays others known for parasitic populations (geographical, circadian, microlocalisations), leading to the formation of independent host-parasite niches which in turn lead to speciation.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1252-607X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
21-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
[Probable speciations by "host-vector 'fidelity'": 14 species of Plasmodium from magpies].
pubmed:affiliation
Parasitologie comparée et modèles expérimentaux, USM 307, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, CP 52, 61, Rue Buffon, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract