A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Can infection by eugregarine parasites mediate species coexistence in Calopteryx damselflies?
Authors: Ilvonen S, Ilvonen JJ, Kaunisto KM, Krams I, Suhonen J
Publisher: WILEY-BLACKWELL
Publication year: 2011
Journal: Ecological Entomology
Journal name in source: ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
Journal acronym: ECOL ENTOMOL
Number in series: 5
Volume: 36
Issue: 5
First page : 582
Last page: 587
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 0307-6946
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2011.01307.x
Abstract
4. According to our results, co-existence of the host species affects the likelihood of the subordinate species showing higher levels of parasitism. Interspecific aggression, lower species genetic heterozygosity, and the difference in host species immunity are proposed as possible explanations for greater parasite burdens in the inferior species at sympatric sites.
4. According to our results, co-existence of the host species affects the likelihood of the subordinate species showing higher levels of parasitism. Interspecific aggression, lower species genetic heterozygosity, and the difference in host species immunity are proposed as possible explanations for greater parasite burdens in the inferior species at sympatric sites.
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