The effect of climate change has already been seen in many ecological systems, but incorporating studies of parasites is vital to fully understand how ecological communities as a whole will respond. We used a meta-analytic approach to assess the role of climatic perturbation on parasite development, abundance and fecundity. Development increased with a temperature increase, but decreased as humidity increased under constant temperature. Abundance also increased, yet fecundity decreased with temperature changes. Our results demonstrate that these aspects of parasite fitness have a complex relationship with the climate, suggesting that future responses to global climate change will be difficult to predict
Gillingham, E.L.; Cable, J.; Perkins, S.E.; Rizzoli, A. (2013). Will climate change alter parasite development?. In: Cardiff University PhD day, Cardiff, UK, 15 February, 2013. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23518
Citation: | Gillingham, E.L.; Cable, J.; Perkins, S.E.; Rizzoli, A. (2013). Will climate change alter parasite development?. In: Cardiff University PhD day, Cardiff, UK, 15 February, 2013. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10449/23518 |
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Organization unit: | Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology Department # CRI_2011-JAN2016 |
Authors: | Gillingham, E.L.; Cable, J.; Perkins, S.E.; Rizzoli, A. |
Title: | Will climate change alter parasite development? |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Scientific Disciplinary Area: | Settore VET/06 - Parassitologia E Malattie Parassitarie Degli Animali |
Keywords ENG: | Climate change Parasites Rodents |
Keywords ITA: | Cambiamento climatico Roditori Parassiti |
Language: | English |
Nature of content: | Abstract in Atti di convegno/Conference abstract |
Appears in Collections: | 03 - Conference object |