Ines Lesniak, Ilja Heckmann, Emanuel Heitlinger, Claudia Anita Szentiks, Carsten Nowak, Verena Harms, Anne Jarausch, Ilka Reinhardt, Gesa Kluth, Heribert Hofer, Oliver Krone
- The recent recolonisation of the Central European lowland (CEL) by the grey wolf (Canis lupus) provides an excellent opportunity to study the effect of founder events on endoparasite diversity. Which role do prey and predator populations play in the re-establishment of endoparasite life cycles? Which intrinsic and extrinsic factors control individual endoparasite diversity in an expanding host population? In 53 individually known CEL wolves sampled in Germany, we revealed a community of four cestode, eight nematode, one trematode and 12 potential Sarcocystis species through molecular genetic techniques. Infections with zoonotic Echinococcus multilocularis, Trichinella britovi and T. spiralis occurred as single cases. Per capita endoparasite species richness and diversity significantly increased with population size and changed with age, whereas sex, microsatellite heterozygosity, and geographic origin had no effect. Tapeworm abundance (Taenia spp.) was significantly higher in immigrants than natives. Metacestode prevalence was slightly higher in ungulates from wolf territories than from control areas elsewhere. Even though alternative canid definitive hosts might also play a role within the investigated parasite life cycles, our findings indicate that (1) immigrated wolves increase parasite diversity in German packs, and (2) prevalence of wolf-associated parasites had declined during wolf absence and has now risen during recolonisation.
MetadatenAuthor: | Ines Lesniak, Ilja Heckmann, Emanuel Heitlinger, Claudia Anita Szentiks, Carsten NowakORCiDGND, Verena Harms, Anne JarauschORCiD, Ilka ReinhardtORCiDGND, Gesa Kluth, Heribert Hofer, Oliver Krone |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-478177 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1038/srep41730 |
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ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
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Pubmed Id: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28128348 |
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Parent Title (English): | Scientific reports |
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Publisher: | Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature |
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Place of publication: | [London] |
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Document Type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Year of Completion: | 2017 |
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Date of first Publication: | 2017/01/27 |
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Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
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Release Date: | 2018/11/13 |
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Tag: | Biodiversity; Conservation biology; High-throughput screening; Parasite genetics; Population genetics |
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Volume: | 7 |
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Issue: | Art. 41730 |
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Page Number: | 14 |
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First Page: | 1 |
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Last Page: | 14 |
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HeBIS-PPN: | 439886902 |
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Institutes: | Angeschlossene und kooperierende Institutionen / Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft |
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| Biowissenschaften / Institut für Ökologie, Evolution und Diversität |
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Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
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Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
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Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0 |
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