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dc.contributor.author | Fracasso, Gerardo | - |
dc.contributor.author | Matthysen, Erik | - |
dc.contributor.author | Dhondt, Andre A. | - |
dc.contributor.author | HEYLEN, Dieter | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-03T12:49:12Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-03T12:49:12Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | - |
dc.date.submitted | 2020-02-19T14:45:44Z | - |
dc.identifier.citation | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY, 49 (13-14) , p. 1005 -1014 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/30649 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Mechanisms of on-host habitat selection of parasites are important to the understanding of host-parasite interactions and evolution. To this end, it is important to separate the factors driving parasite micro habitat selection from those resulting from host anti-parasite behaviour. We experimentally investigated whether tick infestation patterns on songbirds are the result of an active choice by the ticks themselves, or the outcome of songbird grooming behaviour. Attachment patterns of three ixodid tick species with different ecologies and host specificities were studied on avian hosts. Ixodes arboricola, Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes frontalis were put on the head, belly and back of adult great tits (Parus major) and adult domestic canaries (Serinus canaria domestica) which were either restricted or not in their grooming capabilities. Without exception, ticks were eventually found on a bird's head. When we gave ticks full opportunities to attach on other body parts-in the absence of host grooming-they showed lower attachment success. Moreover, ticks moved from these other body parts to the host's head when given the opportunity. This study provides evidence that the commonly observed pattern of ticks feeding on songbirds' heads is the result of an adaptive behavioural strategy. Experimental data on a novel host species, the domestic canary, and a consistent number of published field observations, strongly support this hypothesis. We address some proximate and ultimate causes that may explain parasite preference for this body part in songbirds. The link found between parasite micro-habitat preference and host anti-parasite behaviour provides further insight into the mechanisms driving ectoparasite aggregation, which is important for the population dynamics of hosts, ectoparasites and the micro-pathogens for which they are vectors. | - |
dc.description.sponsorship | We wish to thank Joris Elst and Sophie Philtjens for field assistance and for their help with animal care. We are also grateful to A. Raoul Van Oosten for assistance during data collection and Diederik Strubbe for providing feather data on passerines. Experiments were carried out under licence of the Flemish Ministry (Agentschap Natuur en Bos) and the experimental protocol was approved by the Ethical Committee of the University of Antwerp, Belgium (2009-32). This work was supported by the Fund for Scientific Research (FWO) (Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Flanders, Belgium) projects (grant numbers G.0049.10 and G.0538.17) awarded to EM and DH. DH is funded by the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, European Union (EU-Horizon 2020, Individual Global Fellowship, project no 799609) and FWO. The funders had no role in the study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | - |
dc.rights | (C) 2019 Australian Society for Parasitology. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. | - |
dc.subject.other | Attachment preference | - |
dc.subject.other | Attachment site selection | - |
dc.subject.other | Bird host | - |
dc.subject.other | Host body parts | - |
dc.subject.other | Ixodes arboricola | - |
dc.subject.other | Ixodes ricinus | - |
dc.subject.other | Parus major | - |
dc.subject.other | Serinus canaria domestica | - |
dc.title | Experimental study of micro-habitat selection by ixodid ticks feeding on avian hosts | - |
dc.type | Journal Contribution | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 1014 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 13-14 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1005 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 49 | - |
local.format.pages | 10 | - |
local.bibliographicCitation.jcat | A1 | - |
dc.description.notes | Fracasso, G (reprint author), Univ Antwerp, Dept Biol, Evolutionary Ecol Grp, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium. | - |
dc.description.notes | gerardo.fracasso@uantwerpen.be | - |
dc.description.other | Fracasso, G (reprint author), Univ Antwerp, Dept Biol, Evolutionary Ecol Grp, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium. gerardo.fracasso@uantwerpen.be | - |
local.publisher.place | THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND | - |
local.type.refereed | Refereed | - |
local.type.specified | Article | - |
local.type.programme | H2020 | - |
local.relation.h2020 | 799609 | - |
dc.source.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ijpara.2019.09.003 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 31734336 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000504503700003 | - |
dc.contributor.orcid | Fracasso, Gerardo/0000-0003-3384-4472 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1879-0135 | - |
local.provider.type | wosris | - |
local.uhasselt.uhpub | yes | - |
item.fullcitation | Fracasso, Gerardo; Matthysen, Erik; Dhondt, Andre A. & HEYLEN, Dieter (2019) Experimental study of micro-habitat selection by ixodid ticks feeding on avian hosts. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY, 49 (13-14) , p. 1005 -1014. | - |
item.fulltext | With Fulltext | - |
item.contributor | Fracasso, Gerardo | - |
item.contributor | Matthysen, Erik | - |
item.contributor | Dhondt, Andre A. | - |
item.contributor | HEYLEN, Dieter | - |
item.accessRights | Restricted Access | - |
crisitem.journal.issn | 0020-7519 | - |
crisitem.journal.eissn | 1879-0135 | - |
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