Interspecific transfer of parasites following a range-shift in Ficedula flycatchers.

ABSTRACT: Human-induced climate change is expected to cause major biotic changes in species distributions and thereby including escalation of novel host-parasite associations. Closely related host species that come into secondary contact are especially likely to exchange parasites and pathogens. Both the Enemy Release Hypothesis (where invading hosts escape their original parasites) and the Novel Weapon Hypothesis (where invading hosts bring new parasites that have detrimental effects on native hosts) predict that the local host will be most likely to experience a disadvantage. However, few studies evaluate the occurrence of interspecific parasite transfer by performing wide-scale geographic sampling of pathogen lineages, both within and far from host contact zones. In this study, we investigate how

SUBMITTER: Jones W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303764 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature