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Jaimie T. A. Dick

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Comparison of the functional responses of invasive and native amphipods

2008

While we can usually understand the impacts of invasive species on recipient communities, invasion biology lacks methodologies that are potentially more predictive. Such tools should ideally be straightforward and widely applicable. Here, we explore an approach that compares the functional responses (FRs) of invader and native amphipod crustaceans. Dikerogammarus villosus is a Ponto-Caspian amphipod currently invading Europe and poised to invade North America. Compared with other amphipods that it actively replaces in freshwaters, D. villosus exhibited significantly greater predation, consuming significantly more prey with a higher type II FR. This corroborates the known dramatic field imp…

Amphipodaanimal structuresIntroduced speciesInvasive speciesPredationinvasive species[SDV.EE.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Ecosystemsfunctional responseSpecies Specificity[ SDV.EE.IEO ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Symbiosis/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1100AnimalsEcosystemAmphipodaEcosystemTrophic levelPopulation Density/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1100/1101biologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences(all)EcologyDikerogammarus villosuspredictionbiology.organism_classificationAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)[ SDV.EE.ECO ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/EcosystemsEuropeTaxonPredatory BehaviorpredationGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciencesamphipod[SDV.EE.IEO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/SymbiosisResearch Article
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Widespread vertical transmission and associated host sex–ratio distortion within the eukaryotic phylum Microspora

2004

Vertical transmission (VT) and associated manipulation of host reproduction are widely reported among prokaryotic endosymbionts. Here, we present evidence for widespread use of VT and associated sex-ratio distortion in a eukaryotic phylum. The Microspora are an unusual and diverse group of eukaryotic parasites that infect all animal phyla. Following our initial description of a microsporidian that feminizes its crustacean host, we survey the diversity and distribution of VT within the Microspora. We find that vertically transmitted microsporidia are ubiquitous in the amphipod hosts sampled and that they are also diverse, with 11 species of microsporidia detected within 16 host species. We f…

Male0106 biological sciencesSex DifferentiationMolecular Sequence DataZoology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologyHost-Parasite Interactions03 medical and health sciencesSex FactorsSpecies SpecificityPhylogeneticsMicrosporaAnimalsParasite hostingAmphipodaSex RatioPhylogeny030304 developmental biologyGeneral Environmental Science0303 health sciencesBase SequenceModels GeneticGeneral Immunology and MicrobiologyPhylogenetic treebiologyPhylumHost (biology)Bayes TheoremSequence Analysis DNAGeneral Medicinebiology.organism_classificationTaxonMicrosporidiaMicrosporidiaFemaleGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesResearch ArticleProceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences
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Tackling invasive alien species in Europe II: threats and opportunities until 2020

2017

2nd Freshwater Invasives - Networking for Strategy II (FINS-II) Conference -- JUL 11-14, 2016 -- Zagreb, CROATIA Skora, Michal Edward/0000-0002-9121-1318; Groom, Quentin/0000-0002-0596-5376; Lukas, Juliane/0000-0003-3336-847X; Skora, Michal/0000-0002-9121-1318; Piria, Marina/0000-0001-6324-9282; Smith, Emily/0000-0003-2767-9933; Simonovic, Predrag/0000-0002-4819-4962; Pastorino, Paolo/0000-0002-0585-1168; Koutsikos, Nicholas/0000-0003-0680-4504; Vilizzi, Lorenzo/0000-0001-8103-885X; Dobrzycka-Krahel, Aldona/0000-0002-4252-895X; Tarkan, Ali Serhan/0000-0001-8628-0514 WOS: 000412582000002 Invasive alien species (IAS) are a significant and growing problem worldwide. In Europe, some aspects of …

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