Parasite co-structure: broad and local scale approaches
A co-structure study is a comparison of demographic and/or genetic structure between two or more species. Such a comparative analysis among a parasite and its host(s) or among multiple parasite species is useful to elucidate factors that shape genetic variation within and among parasite populations....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2008-09-01
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| Series: | Parasite |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2008153439 |
| Summary: | A co-structure study is a comparison of demographic and/or genetic structure between two or more species. Such a comparative analysis among a parasite and its host(s) or among multiple parasite species is useful to elucidate factors that shape genetic variation within and among parasite populations. I provide a brief review of how co-structure studies in parasite systems can be used to address ecological, evolutionary, and epidemiological questions. Subjects that can be addressed with parasite costructure studies range from broad-scale analyses that compare phylogeographical patterns to local scale analyses that examine among host transmission within a host population. |
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| ISSN: | 1252-607X 1776-1042 |