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dc.contributor.authorGoulson, Daveen_UK
dc.contributor.authorWhitehorn, Penelope Ren_UK
dc.contributor.authorFowley, Marcen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-30T23:05:38Z-
dc.date.available2013-05-30T23:05:38Zen_UK
dc.date.issued2012-02en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/7230-
dc.description.abstract1. Increasing urbanisation is often cited as a cause of declining biodiversity, but for bumblebees there is evidence that urban populations of some species such as Bombus terrestris L. may be more dense than those found in agricultural landscapes, perhaps because gardens provide plentiful floral resources and nesting opportunities. 2. Here we examine the influence of urbanisation on the prevalence of the main protozoan parasites of bumblebees in west central Scotland. We would expect transmission rates and prevalence of parasites to be higher in high density host populations, all else being equal. 3. Workers of two bee species, B. terrestris and B. pascuorum, were sampled over a 45-day period in mid to late summer, and parasites were detected in faeces and via dissection. A comparison of the two methods suggests that faecal sampling is considerably less sensitive than dissection, failing to detect infection in 27.8%, 55.1%, and 80% of cases of infection with the parasites Crithidia bombi, Nosema bombi, and Apicystis bombi, respectively. 4. For all three parasites, broad patterns of prevalence were similar, with prevalence tending to increase with urbanisation in B. terrestris but not in B. pascuorum. The different patterns of seasonal prevalence in the two bee species suggest that intraspecific transmission is more important that interspecific transmission. 5. Our observation of greater parasite prevalence among B. terrestris in urban compared with rural areas suggests that urban habitats may present greater opportunities for parasite transmission. Greater bee densities in urban areas may be the driving factor; however, further study is still needed. For example, differences in disease prevalence between habitats could be driven by differences in the types and abundance of flowers that are available, or in exposure to environmental stressors.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWileyen_UK
dc.relationGoulson D, Whitehorn PR & Fowley M (2012) Influence of urbanisation on the prevalence of protozoan parasites of bumblebees. Ecological Entomology, 37 (1), pp. 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.2011.01334.xen_UK
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dc.subjectApicystis bombien_UK
dc.subjectApidaeen_UK
dc.subjectBombusen_UK
dc.subjectCrithidia bombien_UK
dc.subjectHymenopteraen_UK
dc.subjectNosema bombien_UK
dc.subjectpopulation densityen_UK
dc.subjecttransmissionen_UK
dc.titleInfluence of urbanisation on the prevalence of protozoan parasites of bumblebeesen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.rights.embargodate2999-12-30en_UK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2311.2011.01334.xen_UK
dc.citation.jtitleEcological Entomologyen_UK
dc.citation.issn1365-2311en_UK
dc.citation.issn0307-6946en_UK
dc.citation.volume37en_UK
dc.citation.issue1en_UK
dc.citation.spage83en_UK
dc.citation.epage89en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emaildave.goulson@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBiological and Environmental Sciencesen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Stirlingen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000299253000010en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84856052251en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid790128en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-9852-1012en_UK
dc.date.accepted2011-11-23en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2011-11-23en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2012-08-06en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorGoulson, Dave|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorWhitehorn, Penelope R|0000-0001-9852-1012en_UK
local.rioxx.authorFowley, Marc|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2999-12-30en_UK
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local.rioxx.filenamegoulson_influenceofurbanisation_2012.pdfen_UK
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