Evolutionary ecology, taxonomy, and systematics of avian malaria and related parasites

A Fecchio, CRF Chagas, JA Bell, K Kirchgatter - Acta Tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
Haemosporidian parasites of the genera Plasmodium, Leucocytozoon, and Haemoproteus
are one of the most prevalent and widely studied groups of parasites infecting birds …

Contrasting drivers of diversity in hosts and parasites across the tropical Andes

SM McNew, LN Barrow, JL Williamson… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
Geographic turnover in community composition is created and maintained by eco-
evolutionary forces that limit the ranges of species. One such force may be antagonistic …

Avian host composition, local speciation and dispersal drive the regional assembly of avian malaria parasites in South American birds

A Fecchio, JA Bell, RBP Pinheiro, VR Cueto… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Identifying the ecological factors that shape parasite distributions remains a central goal in
disease ecology. These factors include dispersal capability, environmental filters and …

Diversification by host switching and dispersal shaped the diversity and distribution of avian malaria parasites in Amazonia

A Fecchio, JA Bell, MD Collins, IP Farias, CH Trisos… - Oikos, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how pathogens and parasites diversify through time and space is
fundamental to predicting emerging infectious diseases. Here, we use biogeographic …

Tracking the assembly of nested parasite communities: Using β‐diversity to understand variation in parasite richness and composition over time and scale

WE Moss, T McDevitt‐Galles… - Journal of Animal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Community composition is driven by a few key assembly processes: ecological selection,
drift and dispersal. Nested parasite communities represent a powerful study system for …

First Record of Leucocytozoon (Haemosporida: Leucocytozoidae) in Amazonia: Evidence for Rarity in Neotropical Lowlands or Lack of Sampling for This Parasite …

A Fecchio, P Silveira, JD Weckstein… - The Journal of …, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
Birds harbor an astonishing diversity of haemosporidian parasites belonging to the genera
Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon, and Plasmodium. Currently there are more than 250 …

Haemosporidian parasites of Neotropical birds: Causes and consequences of infection

VA Ellis, A Fecchio, RE Ricklefs - The Auk, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Haemosporidian parasites of the genera Plasmodium, Haemoproteus, and Leucocytozoon
are among the best studied parasites of Neotropical birds. Here, we describe variation in …

Factors at multiple scales drive parasite community structure

JI Brian, DC Aldridge - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how ecological communities are assembled remains a key goal of
ecosystem ecology. Because communities are hierarchical, factors acting at multiple scales …

Ecology, not distance, explains community composition in parasites of sky-island Audubon's Warblers

JL Williamson, CJ Wolf, LN Barrow… - International Journal for …, 2019 - Elsevier
Haemosporidian parasites of birds are ubiquitous in terrestrial ecosystems, but their
coevolutionary dynamics remain poorly understood. If species turnover in parasites occurs …