| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| School or College |
College of Science |
| Department |
Biology |
| Creator |
Clayton, Dale H. |
| Other Author |
Huber, Sarah K.; Owen, Jeb P.; Koop, Jennifer A. H.; King, Marisa O.; Grant, Peter R.; Grant, B. Rosemary |
| Title |
Ecoimmunity in Darwin's finches: invasive parasites trigger acquired immunity in the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) |
| Date |
2010-01-06 |
| Description |
Invasive parasites pose a serious threat to native animal populations, because hosts with no history of exposure may lack effective immune defenses. Invasive parasites are a particular threat to small, island populations [1,2]. For example, introduced malaria (Plasmodium relictum) has exacerbated the decline of Hawaiian honeycreeper species, many of which are now extinct [3,4]. Darwin's finches have recently been exposed to two introduced parasites of high conservation priority: avian pox virus (Poxvirus avium) and the nest fly Philornis downsi (Figure 1A, 1B) [1,2]. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) |
| Journal Title |
PLoS ONE |
| Volume |
5 |
| Issue |
1 |
| First Page |
e8605 |
| DOI |
10.1371/journal.pone.0008605 |
| citatation_issn |
1932-6203 |
| Subject |
Darwins finches; Ecoimmunity; Acquired immunity; Medium ground finch; Geospiza fortis; Invasive parasites; Novel parasites; Poxvirus avium; Nest flies; Philornis downsi |
| Subject LCSH |
Ground finches; Ground finches -- Parasites; Poxviruses |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Huber, S. K., Owen, J. P., Koop, J. A. H., King, M. O., Grant, P. R., Grant, B. R., & Clayton, D. H. (2010). Ecoimmunity in Darwins finches: invasive parasites trigger acquired immunity in the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis). PLoS One, 5(1), e8605. |
| Rights Management |
(c)Huber, S. K., Owen, J. P., Koop, J. A. H., King, M. O., Grant, P. R., Grant, B. R., & Clayton, D. H. |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
1,067,251 bytes |
| Identifier |
ir-main,11065 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s61g14k9 |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
704447 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61g14k9 |
