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dc.contributor.authorLynsdale, Carly Len_UK
dc.contributor.authorMumby, Hannah Sen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHayward, Adamen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMar, Khyne Uen_UK
dc.contributor.authorLummaa, Virpien_UK
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-18T06:42:41Z-
dc.date.available2018-01-18T06:42:41Z-
dc.date.issued2017-12en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/26347-
dc.description.abstractParasites can cause severe host morbidity and threaten survival. As parasites are generally aggregated within certain host demographics, they are likely to affect a small proportion of the entire population, with specific hosts being at particular risk. However, little is known as to whether increased host mortality from parasitic causes is experienced by specific host demographics. Outside of theoretical studies, there is a paucity of literature concerning dynamics of parasite-associated host mortality. Empirical evidence mainly focuses on short-lived hosts or model systems, with data lacking from long-lived wild or semi-wild vertebrate populations. We investigated parasite-associated mortality utilizing a multigenerational database of mortality, health, and reproductive data for over 4,000 semi-captive timber elephants (Elephas maximus), with known causes of death for mortality events. We determined variation in mortality according to a number of host traits that are commonly associated with variation in parasitism within mammals: age, sex, and reproductive investment in females. We found that potentially parasite-associated mortality varied significantly across elephant ages, with individuals at extremes of lifespan (young and old) at highest risk. Mortality probability was significantly higher for males across all ages. Female reproducers experienced a lower probability of potentially parasite-associated mortality than females who did not reproduce at any investigated time frame. Our results demonstrate increased potentially parasite-associated mortality within particular demographic groups. These groups (males, juveniles, elderly adults) have been identified in other studies as susceptible to parasitism, stressing the need for further work investigating links between infection and mortality. Furthermore, we show variation between reproductive and non-reproductive females, with mothers being less at risk of potentially parasite mortality than nonreproducers.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellen_UK
dc.relationLynsdale CL, Mumby HS, Hayward A, Mar KU & Lummaa V (2017) Parasite-associated mortality in a long-lived mammal: Variation with host age, sex, and reproduction. Ecology and Evolution, 7 (24), pp. 10904-10915. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3559en_UK
dc.rights© 2017 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectindividual variationen_UK
dc.subjectinfectivityen_UK
dc.subjectlife historyen_UK
dc.subjectparasitismen_UK
dc.subjecttrade-offen_UK
dc.subjectvertebrateen_UK
dc.titleParasite-associated mortality in a long-lived mammal: Variation with host age, sex, and reproductionen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ece3.3559en_UK
dc.identifier.pmid29299268en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleEcology and Evolutionen_UK
dc.citation.issn2045-7758en_UK
dc.citation.volume7en_UK
dc.citation.issue24en_UK
dc.citation.spage10904en_UK
dc.citation.epage10915en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.citation.date12/11/2017en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Sheffielden_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Cambridgeen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Sheffielden_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Turkuen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000418824800038en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85033706072en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid508271en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-6953-7509en_UK
dc.date.accepted2017-09-28en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2017-09-28en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2017-12-14en_UK
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorLynsdale, Carly L|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMumby, Hannah S|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHayward, Adam|0000-0001-6953-7509en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMar, Khyne U|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorLummaa, Virpi|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2017-12-14en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2017-12-14|en_UK
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