Phylogenetic structure of host spectra in Palaearctic fleas: stability versus spatial variation in widespread, generalist species.

Abstract:

:We investigated spatial variation in the phylogenetic structure of host spectra in fleas parasitic on small mammals. Measures of phylogenetic host specificity ((phylogenetic species clustering (PSC) and phylogenetic species variability (PSV)) varied significantly more between than within flea species, but the proportion of variation which accounted for among-species differences was low. In 13 of 18 common flea species, at least one of the indices of the phylogenetic structure of regional host spectra revealed a significantly positive association with the phylogenetic structure of regional host assemblage, while relationships between PSC or PSV of the regional host spectrum and the distance from either the region of a flea's maximal abundance or latitude were not supported. Overall, results of this study demonstrated that although the degree of phylogenetic host specificity in fleas can be considered as a true attribute of a flea species, it is highly spatially variable, with phylogenetic structure of the surrounding host pool being the main reason behind this variation.

journal_name

Parasitology

journal_title

Parasitology

authors

Krasnov BR,Pilosof S,Shenbrot GI,Khokhlova IS,Degen AA

doi

10.1017/S0031182013001376

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-02-01 00:00:00

pages

181-91

issue

2

eissn

0031-1820

issn

1469-8161

pii

S0031182013001376

journal_volume

141

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