Monarch butterfly migration and parasite transmission in eastern North America
@article{Bartel2011MonarchBM, title={Monarch butterfly migration and parasite transmission in eastern North America}, author={Rebecca A. Bartel and K. Oberhauser and J. D. de Roode and S. Altizer}, journal={Ecology}, year={2011}, volume={92}, pages={342 - 351} }
Seasonal migration occurs in many animal systems and is likely to influence interactions between animals and their parasites. Here, we focus on monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) and a protozoan parasite (Ophryocystis elektroscirrha) to investigate how host migration affects infectious disease processes. Previous work showed that parasite prevalence was lower among migratory than nonmigratory monarch populations; two explanations for this pattern are that (1) migration allows animals to… CONTINUE READING
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