Potential spread of introduced black rat ( Rattus rattus) parasites to endemic deer mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus) on the California Channel Islands
ABSTRACT Introduced species have the potential to outperform natives in two primary ways: via increased rates of predation and competition, and via the introduction of new parasites against which native species often lack effective immune defences. To assess the extent to which invasive species’ par...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1472-4642.2006.00279.x 2024-06-02T08:13:42+00:00 Potential spread of introduced black rat ( Rattus rattus) parasites to endemic deer mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus) on the California Channel Islands Smith, Katherine F. Carpenter, Shannon M. 2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2006.00279.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1472-4642.2006.00279.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2006.00279.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Diversity and Distributions volume 12, issue 6, page 742-748 ISSN 1366-9516 1472-4642 journal-article 2006 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1472-4642.2006.00279.x 2024-05-03T11:33:04Z ABSTRACT Introduced species have the potential to outperform natives in two primary ways: via increased rates of predation and competition, and via the introduction of new parasites against which native species often lack effective immune defences. To assess the extent to which invasive species’ parasites spread to native hosts, we compared the composition of helminth parasites found in introduced black rat ( Rattus rattus ) and endemic deer mouse ( Peromyscus maniculatus ) populations on a subset of the California Channel Islands. Results suggest that the whipworm, Trichuris muris , may have spread from introduced black rats to endemic island deer mice and has continued to thrive in one island population where rats were recently eradicated. These results yield two important conservation messages: (1) although the parasites introduced with invasive species may be few, they should not be ignored as they can spread to native species, and (2) introduced parasites have the potential to remain in a system even after their founding host is extirpated. These findings underscore the importance of parasitological surveys in invasive species research and baseline data for ecosystems where exotic species are likely to invade. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus Wiley Online Library Diversity <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&"/> Distributions 12 6 742 748 |
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ABSTRACT Introduced species have the potential to outperform natives in two primary ways: via increased rates of predation and competition, and via the introduction of new parasites against which native species often lack effective immune defences. To assess the extent to which invasive species’ parasites spread to native hosts, we compared the composition of helminth parasites found in introduced black rat ( Rattus rattus ) and endemic deer mouse ( Peromyscus maniculatus ) populations on a subset of the California Channel Islands. Results suggest that the whipworm, Trichuris muris , may have spread from introduced black rats to endemic island deer mice and has continued to thrive in one island population where rats were recently eradicated. These results yield two important conservation messages: (1) although the parasites introduced with invasive species may be few, they should not be ignored as they can spread to native species, and (2) introduced parasites have the potential to remain in a system even after their founding host is extirpated. These findings underscore the importance of parasitological surveys in invasive species research and baseline data for ecosystems where exotic species are likely to invade. |
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Potential spread of introduced black rat ( Rattus rattus) parasites to endemic deer mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus) on the California Channel Islands |
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Potential spread of introduced black rat ( Rattus rattus) parasites to endemic deer mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus) on the California Channel Islands |
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Potential spread of introduced black rat ( Rattus rattus) parasites to endemic deer mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus) on the California Channel Islands |
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Potential spread of introduced black rat ( Rattus rattus) parasites to endemic deer mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus) on the California Channel Islands |
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Potential spread of introduced black rat ( Rattus rattus) parasites to endemic deer mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus) on the California Channel Islands |
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potential spread of introduced black rat ( rattus rattus) parasites to endemic deer mice ( peromyscus maniculatus) on the california channel islands |
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