Disentangling the beta-diversity in anuran parasite communities.

ABSTRACT: There is great heterogeneity in parasite communities among hosts, understanding the nature and drivers of such variations is still a great scientific quest. Here, we analyse the variation in parasite communities by addressing the following questions: (i) What is the beta-diversity component (nestedness or turnover) that most contributes to beta diversity in parasite communities among anuran species? (ii) Does the beta diversity of parasite communities follow a non-random pattern? (iii) Is the dissimilarity in composition of parasite communities related to the phylogenetic or functional dissimilarity among hosts? We found that turnover in parasite assemblages was the main component of beta diversity, but the variation observed both in the total beta diversity and in its components did not d

SUBMITTER: D'Bastiani E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11010044 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature