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de Oliveira CR, Gonçalves-Sousa JG, de Carvalho EFF, Ávila RW, Borges-Nojosa DM. Effect of altitude and spatial heterogeneity on the host-parasite relationship in anurans from a remnant humid forest in the brazilian semiarid. Parasitol Res 2023; 122:2651-2666. [PMID: 37707610 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-023-07965-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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In the present study, we investigated the effect of habitat heterogeneity, elevation gradient, and phylogenetic distance of host species on the abundance and richness of anuran endoparasites, assuming that parasites follow the distribution of their hosts independently of environmental variation. We collected 192 anurans distributed in three altitude ranges: 100-200 m, 400-500 m, and 700-800 m. We performed discriminant principal component analysis to analyze the interrelationships between environmental heterogeneity and the distribution of parasite and host species in the formation of species groups in each altitude range. We estimated the niche width and parasite overlap, using host species as a variable, and assessed whether parasite abundance is more influenced by historical (distance host phylogeny) or ecological effects in each altitude category and overall. Finally, we use network analyses to understand how interactions between parasites and hosts are formed along the altitude gradient. We found 22 parasite species, and the overall prevalence of infection was 74%. In our study, we did not identify environmental (altitude gradients and heterogeneity) or phylogenetic effects acting on the parasite species diversity. Overall, our results suggest that the parasites are distributed following the dispersal of their hosts and are dispersed among most anuran species.
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- Cicero Ricardo de Oliveira
- Graduate Program in Ecology and Natural Resources, Federal University of Ceará, Block 902, Science Center, PICI Campus, Ceará, Brazil.
- Regional Ophiology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Block 905, Science Center, PICI Campus, Ceará, Brazil.
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- Regional Ophiology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Block 905, Science Center, PICI Campus, Ceará, Brazil
- Laboratory of Biology and Ecology of Wild Animals, Federal University of Cariri, Educators Training Institute, Ceará, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Ecology and Natural Resources, Federal University of Ceará, Block 902, Science Center, PICI Campus, Ceará, Brazil
- Regional Ophiology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Block 905, Science Center, PICI Campus, Ceará, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Ecology and Natural Resources, Federal University of Ceará, Block 902, Science Center, PICI Campus, Ceará, Brazil
- Regional Ophiology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Block 905, Science Center, PICI Campus, Ceará, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Ecology and Natural Resources, Federal University of Ceará, Block 902, Science Center, PICI Campus, Ceará, Brazil
- Regional Ophiology Center, Federal University of Ceará, Block 905, Science Center, PICI Campus, Ceará, Brazil
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Pereira EA, Neves MO, Sugai JLMM, Feio RN, Santana DJ. Seasonal and habitat structure of an anuran assemblage in a semideciduous forest area in Southeast Brazil. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2020; 92:e20190458. [PMID: 32401837 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202020190458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In this study, we evaluated the reproductive activity and the temporal and spatial distributions of anuran assemblages in three environments within a semideciduous forest in Southeast Brazil, located at Municipality of Barão de Monte Alto, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The field activities were carried out during three consecutive days, monthly throughout the rainy seasons of 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. We recorded 28 anurans species, distributed in eight families. We observed the spatial-temporal distribution of some species, and their associated reproductive behaviors through exploration of vocalizations at different sites. The spatial and temporal distribution of the species seems to adapt to abiotic and biotic factors of their environment.
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- Elvis A Pereira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- Mapinguari - Laboratório de Biogeografia e Sistemática de Anfíbios e Répteis, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Museu de Zoologia João Moojen, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Mapinguari - Laboratório de Biogeografia e Sistemática de Anfíbios e Répteis, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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Araújo KC, Andrade EB, Brasileiro AC, Benício RA, Sena FP, Silva RA, Santos AJS, Costa CA, Ávila RW. Anurans of Sete Cidades National Park, Piauí state, northeastern Brazil. BIOTA NEOTROPICA 2020. [DOI: 10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2020-1061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Abstract The Sete Cidades National Park is located in the Brazilian municipalities of Piracuruca and Brasileira, Piauí state, in a transitional zone between the Caatinga and Cerrado biomes. Studies on its herpetofauna were limited to anuran distribution notes and a snake checklist. Thus, here we present an unpublished species list of anurans from Sete Cidades National Park, Piauí state, northeastern Brazil. We recorded one of the two highest species richness for all northeastern National Parks, and also increased the geographic distribution of one species in the state of Piauí. Most species observed are common of both Caatinga and Cerrado biomes or have wide distribution in Brazil. The anuran assemblage of Sete Cidades National Park is more similar to those registered at the Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area, Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão states, and Ubajara National Park, Ceará state. These results increase our knowledge on anuran diversity in northeastern Brazil, providing basic information for management and conservation actions of an important Brazilian National Park.
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Piauí, Brasil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Piauí, Brasil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Piauí, Brasil
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