Association of Anthropogenic Disturbances and Intestinal Parasitism in Ecuadorian Mantled Howler Monkeys, Alouatta palliata aequatorialis
| Autor: | Stephen V. Stehman, William D. Helenbrook, Christopher M. Whipps, William M. Shields |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
Wildlife Intestinal parasite Parasitism Biology medicine.disease_cause 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Models Biological medicine Animals 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Human Activities 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology Intestinal Diseases Parasitic Alouatta Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Ecology Host (biology) 05 social sciences Monkey Diseases Forestry medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Disturbance (ecology) Alouatta palliata Parasitic disease Animal Science and Zoology Species richness Ecuador |
| Zdroj: | Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology. 88(3) |
| ISSN: | 1421-9980 |
| Popis: | Forest disturbance and human encroachment have the potential to influence intestinal parasite communities in animal hosts by modifying nutritional health, physiological stress, host densities, contact rates, and ranging patterns. Anthropogenic disturbances also have the ability to affect the ecological landscape of parasitic disease, potentially impacting the health of both wildlife and people. Our research investigated the association of forest disturbance and human encroachment on intestinal parasite communities in mantled howler monkeys, Alouatta palliata aequatorialis. We found that individual parasite species prevalence was associated with group size and forest disturbance. Proximity to people was not a direct factor influencing intestinal parasitism; rather, several human proximity indices were related to group size, which was in turn related to overall species richness and the presence of specific parasite species. These results, coupled with previous findings, suggest that anthropogenic disturbances are likely influencing intestinal parasite communities. Though no single study has definitively explained all relationships between anthropogenic disturbances and intestinal parasitism, we propose that our models are appropriate for meta-analysis testing across other species and environments. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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