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Disentangling the beta-diversity in anuran parasite communities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2020

Elvira D'Bastiani Open the ORCID record for Elvira D'Bastiani [Opens in a new window]  and
Karla M. Campião
Elvira D'Bastiani*
Affiliation:
Postgraduate Program in Ecology and Conservation, Federal University of Paraná, Laboratory of Biological Interaction – Biological Sciences, Caixa Postal (P.O. Box) 19031, CEP (Postal Code) 81531-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Karla M. Campião
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, Federal University of Paraná, Laboratory of Biological Interaction – Biological Sciences, Caixa Postal (P.O. Box) 19031, CEP (Postal Code) 81531-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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Author for correspondence: Elvira D'Bastiani, E-mail: elviradbastiani@gmail.com
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Abstract

There is great heterogeneity in parasite communities among hosts, understanding the nature and drivers of such variations is still a great scientific quest. Here, we analyse the variation in parasite communities by addressing the following questions: (i) What is the beta-diversity component (nestedness or turnover) that most contributes to beta diversity in parasite communities among anuran species? (ii) Does the beta diversity of parasite communities follow a non-random pattern? (iii) Is the dissimilarity in composition of parasite communities related to the phylogenetic or functional dissimilarity among hosts? We found that turnover in parasite assemblages was the main component of beta diversity, but the variation observed both in the total beta diversity and in its components did not differ from the respective null models. The dissimilarity among parasite communities was not related to the phylogenetic species variability or functional dissimilarity among anuran species for most localities. In short, our findings may indicate a process of resource tracking by the parasite species, in which the resource may not necessarily be conserved phylogenetically in their hosts.

Keywords

Community structurefunctional diversityhelminth diversityopportunity for interactionphylogenetic species variability
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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 148 , Issue 3 , March 2021 , pp. 327 - 332
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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