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| Title |
Disease Dynamics in a Specialized Parasite of Ant Societies
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0036352 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sandra B. Andersen, Matthew Ferrari, Harry C. Evans, Simon L. Elliot, Jacobus J. Boomsma, David P. Hughes |
| Abstract |
Coevolution between ant colonies and their rare specialized parasites are intriguing, because lethal infections of workers may correspond to tolerable chronic diseases of colonies, but the parasite adaptations that allow stable coexistence with ants are virtually unknown. We explore the trade-offs experienced by Ophiocordyceps parasites manipulating ants into dying in nearby graveyards. We used field data from Brazil and Thailand to parameterize and fit a model for the growth rate of graveyards. We show that parasite pressure is much lower than the abundance of ant cadavers suggests and that hyperparasites often castrate Ophiocordyceps. However, once fruiting bodies become sexually mature they appear robust. Such parasite life-history traits are consistent with iteroparity--a reproductive strategy rarely considered in fungi. We discuss how tropical habitats with high biodiversity of hyperparasites and high spore mortality has likely been crucial for the evolution and maintenance of iteroparity in parasites with low dispersal potential. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 18 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 17% |
| Argentina | 1 | 6% |
| Australia | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 6% |
| Japan | 1 | 6% |
| Singapore | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 9 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 13 | 72% |
| Scientists | 3 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 153 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 3% |
| Brazil | 4 | 3% |
| Austria | 2 | 1% |
| Japan | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 6 | 4% |
| Unknown | 128 | 84% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 30 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 18% |
| Researcher | 24 | 16% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 14% |
| Unknown | 17 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 87 | 57% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 8 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 3% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 15 | 10% |
| Unknown | 23 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 183. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 February 2023.
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