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Temporal and spatial variation in prevalence of the parasite Syngamus trachea in a metapopulation of house sparrows (Passer domesticus)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2013

HÅKON HOLAND ,
HENRIK JENSEN ,
JARLE TUFTO ,
BERNT-ERIK SÆTHER  and
THOR HARALD RINGSBY
HÅKON HOLAND*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
HENRIK JENSEN
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
JARLE TUFTO
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
BERNT-ERIK SÆTHER
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
THOR HARALD RINGSBY
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
*
*Corresponding author. Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, 7491 Trondheim, Norway. E-mail: [email protected]
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Summary

When investigating parasite–host dynamics in wild populations, a fundamental parameter to investigate is prevalence. This quantifies the percentage of individuals infected in the population. Investigating how prevalence changes over time and space can reveal interesting aspects in the parasite–host relationship in natural populations. We investigated the dynamic between a common avian parasite (Syngamus trachea) in a host metapopulation of house sparrows (Passer domesticus) on the coast of Helgeland in northern Norway. We found that parasite prevalence varied in both time and space. In addition, the parasite prevalence was found to be different between demographic groups in the local populations. Our results reveal just how complex the dynamic between a host and its parasite may become in a fragmented landscape. Although temperature may be an important factor, the specific mechanisms causing this complexity are not fully understood, but need to be further examined to understand how parasite–host interactions may affect the ecological and evolutionary dynamics and viability of host populations.

Keywords

ParasiteSyngamus tracheahouse sparrowprevalencemetapopulation
Type
Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 140 , Issue 10 , September 2013 , pp. 1275 - 1286
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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