Biogeographical patterns and co-occurrence of pathogenic infection across island populations of Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii)

• Published in: Oecologia
• Main Authors: Spurgin, Lewis G., Illera, Juan Carlos, Padilla, David P., Richardson, David S.
• Other Authors: Natural Environment Research Council (UK), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2012
• Subjects: Bird; Island; Pox; Species–area relationship; Malaria; Bird Island; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/193400; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-011-2149-z; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000270; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837

Pathogens can exert strong selective forces upon host populations. However, before we can make any predictions about the consequences of pathogen-mediated selection, we first need to determine whether patterns of pathogen distribution are consistent over spatiotemporal scales. We used molecular tech...