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Lista de obras de Luther van der Mescht

A genetic perspective on the taxonomy and evolution of the medically important flea,Dinopsyllus ellobius(Siphonaptera: Dinopsyllinae), and the resurrection ofDinopsyllus abaris

article published in 2015

Bartonellae of Synanthropic Four-Striped Mice (Rhabdomys pumilio) from the Western Cape Province, South Africa

scientific article published on 20 December 2018

Beta diversity of gastrointestinal helminths in two closely related South African rodents: species and site contributions

artículo científico publicado en 2019

Beta-diversity of ectoparasites at two spatial scales: nested hierarchy, geography and habitat type.

artículo científico publicado en 2017

Biogeography of parasite abundance: latitudinal gradient and distance decay of similarity in the abundance of fleas and mites, parasitic on small mammals in the Palearctic, at three spatial scales

artículo científico publicado en 2018

Body size and ecological traits in fleas parasitic on small mammals in the Palearctic: larger species attain higher abundance

artículo científico publicado en 2018

Can we predict the success of a parasite to colonise an invasive host?

artículo científico publicado en 2018

Community structure of fleas within and among populations of three closely related rodent hosts: nestedness and beta-diversity.

artículo científico publicado en 2016

Comparative phylogeography between two generalist flea species reveal a complex interaction between parasite life history and host vicariance: parasite-host association matters

artículo científico publicado en 2015

Compositional turnover in ecto- and endoparasite assemblages of an African bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera, Miniopteridae): effects of hierarchical scale and host sex

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Do the pattern and strength of species associations in ectoparasite communities conform to biogeographic rules?

scientific article published on 18 February 2019

Drivers of compositional turnover are related to species' commonness in flea assemblages from four biogeographic realms: zeta diversity and multi-site generalised dissimilarity modelling

scientific article published on 26 March 2020

Ectoparasites of a Non-Indigenous Warthog Population,Phacochoerus africanus, in the Free State Province, South Africa

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Ectoparasites of a non-indigenous warthog population, Phacochoerus africanus, in the Free State Province, South Africa

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2013

Effects of maternal and grandmaternal flea infestation on offspring quality and quantity in a desert rodent: evidence for parasite-mediated transgenerational phenotypic plasticity

artículo científico publicado en 2019

Effects of parasitism on host reproductive investment in a rodent-flea system: host litter size matters.

artículo científico publicado en 2016

Feeding performance on a novel host: no adaptation over generations and differential patterns in two flea species

artículo científico publicado en 2020

Flea infestation, social contact, and stress in a gregarious rodent species: minimizing the potential parasitic costs of group-living

scientific article published on 06 September 2019

Host range and distribution of small mammal fleas in South Africa, with a focus on species of medical and veterinary importance.

artículo científico

Life history strategy influences parasite responses to habitat fragmentation

artículo científico publicado en 2013

Nestedness in assemblages of helminth parasites of bats: a function of geography, environment, or host nestedness?

artículo científico publicado en 2018

New taxonomic and evolutionary insights relevant to the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis: a geographic perspective

artículo científico publicado en 2020

Parasite performance and host alternation: is there a negative effect in host-specific and host-opportunistic parasites?

artículo científico publicado en 2017

Phylogenetic heritability of geographic range size in haematophagous ectoparasites: time of divergence and variation among continents.

artículo científico publicado en 2018

Range expansion of the economically important Asiatic blue tick, <i>Rhipicephalus microplus</i>, in South Africa

artículo científico publicado en 2017

Relationships among different facets of host specificity in three taxa of haematophagous ectoparasites

artículo científico publicado en 2017

Remnant fragments within an agricultural matrix enhance conditions for a rodent host and its fleas

artículo científico publicado en 2012

Reproductive performance in generalist haematophagous ectoparasites: maternal environment, rearing conditions or both?

artículo científico publicado en 2019

Revisiting the role of dissimilarity of host communities in driving dissimilarity of ectoparasite assemblages: non-linear vs linear approach.

artículo científico publicado en 2017

Sexual size dimorphism and sex ratio in arthropod ectoparasites: contrasting patterns at different hierarchical scales

artículo científico publicado en 2018

Species and site contributions to β-diversity in fleas parasitic on the Palearctic small mammals: ecology, geography and host species composition matter the most

scientific article published on 15 November 2018

The diversity and distribution of chigger mites associated with rodents in the South African savanna

scientific article published on 04 May 2020

The influence of life history characteristics on flea (Siphonaptera) species distribution models

artículo científico publicado en 2016

The latitudinal, but not the longitudinal, geographic range positions of haematophagous ectoparasites demonstrate historical signatures

artículo científico publicado en 2018