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Parasite dynamics in an invaded ecosystem: helminth communities of native wood mice are impacted by the invasive bank vole

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2017

KAREN C. LOXTON ,
COLIN LAWTON ,
PETER STAFFORD  and
CELIA V. HOLLAND
KAREN C. LOXTON*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
COLIN LAWTON
Affiliation:
Ryan Institute, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland
PETER STAFFORD
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
CELIA V. HOLLAND
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
*
*Corresponding author: Department of Zoology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. E-mail: [email protected]
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Summary

It is becoming increasingly evident that biological invasions result in altered disease dynamics in invaded ecosystems, with knock-on effects for native host communities. We investigated disease dynamics in an invaded ecosystem, using the helminth communities of the native wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) in the presence and absence of the invasive bank vole (Myodes glareolus) in Ireland. Native wood mice were collected over 2 years from four sites to assess the impact of the presence of the bank vole on wood mouse helminth community dynamics both at the component and infracommunity level. We found evidence for dilution (Syphacia stroma), spill-back (Aonchotheca murissylvatici) and spill-over (Taenia martis) in native wood mice due to the presence of the bank vole. Site of capture was the most important factor affecting helminth community structure of wood mice, along with year of capture and host-age and the interactions between them.

Keywords

helminth community dynamicsMyodes glareolusApodemus sylvaticusinvasive species
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Parasitology , Volume 144 , Issue 11 , September 2017 , pp. 1476 - 1489
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