A walk on the tundra: Host–parasite interactions in an extreme environment

•Climate change is altering host–parasite interactions in the Arctic.•Changing ecological barriers reflect climate warming.•Metabolic Theory of Ecology advances understanding of host–parasite interactions.•Diversity emerges from host/parasite biogeographic/ecologic history.•Insights gained from the...

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Published in:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Main Authors: Kutz, Susan J., Hoberg, Eric P., Molnár, Péter K., Dobson, Andy, Verocai, Guilherme G.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
Subjects:
Invited Review
Arctic
Climate change
Tundra
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4145143
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25180164
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.01.002
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Summary:•Climate change is altering host–parasite interactions in the Arctic.•Changing ecological barriers reflect climate warming.•Metabolic Theory of Ecology advances understanding of host–parasite interactions.•Diversity emerges from host/parasite biogeographic/ecologic history.•Insights gained from the Arctic apply to more complex systems.

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