Phylogenetic host specificity and understanding parasite sharing in primates
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Phylogenetic host specificity and understanding parasite sharing in primates.
Understanding how parasites are transmitted to new species is of great importance for human health, agriculture and conservation. However, it is still unclear why some parasites are shared by many species, while others have only one host. Using a new measure of 'phylogenetic host specificity', we find that most primate parasites with more than one host are phylogenetic generalists, infecting le...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology Letters
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1461-023X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01858.x