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dc.contributor.authorVerneau, O.
dc.contributor.authorPlatt, T.
dc.contributor.authorAlday, M.
dc.contributor.authorBillard, E.
dc.contributor.authorDu Preez, Louis Heyns
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-19T10:54:28Z
dc.date.available2012-11-19T10:54:28Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationVerneau, O. et al. 2011. Invasive species threat: parasite phylogenetics reveals patterns and processes of host-switching between non-native and native captive freshwater turtles. Parasitology, 138(13):1778-1792. [ http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=PAR]en_US
dc.identifier.issn0031-1820
dc.identifier.issn1469-8161 (Online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10394/7773
dc.descriptionSpecial Issue 13 (Systematics as a cornerstone of parasitology)en_US
dc.description.abstractOne of the major threats to biodiversity involves biological invasions with direct consequences on the stability of ecosystems. In this context, the role of parasites is not negligible as it may enhance the success of invaders. The red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans, has been globally considered among the worst invasive species. Since its introduction through the pet trade, T. s. elegans is now widespread and represents a threat for indigenous species. Because T. s. elegans coexists with Emys orbicularis and Mauremys leprosa in Europe, it has been suggested it may compete with the native turtle species and transmit pathogens. We examined parasite transfer from American captive to the two native species that co-exist in artificial pools of a Turtle Farm in France. As model parasite species we used platyhelminth worms of the family Polystomatidae (Monogenea) because polystomes have been described from American turtles in their native range. Phylogenetic relationships among polystomes parasitizing chelonian host species that are geographically widespread show patterns of diversification more complex than expected. Using DNA barcoding to identify species from adult and/or polystome eggs, several cases of host switching from exotic to indigenous individuals were illustrated, corroborating that parasite transmission is important when considering the pet trade and in reintroduction programmes to reinforce wild populations of indigenous species.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0031182011000333
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectParasitic invasionsen_US
dc.subjectphyogenetic systematicsen_US
dc.subjectTrachemys scripta elegansen_US
dc.subjectEmys orbicularisen_US
dc.subjectMauremys leprosaen_US
dc.subjectPlatyhelminthesen_US
dc.subjectPolystomatidaeen_US
dc.subjectcytochrome c oxidaseen_US
dc.titleInvasive species threat: parasite phylogenetics reveals patterns and processes of host-switching between non-native and native captive freshwater turtlesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.contributor.researchID12308218 - Du Preez, Louis Heyns


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