Blar i NIBIO Brage på forfatter "Herrera, Stephany Virrueta"
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High levels of inbreeding with spatial and host-associated structure in lice of an endangered freshwater seal
Herrera, Stephany Virrueta; Johnson, Kevin P.; Sweet, Andrew D.; Ylinen, Eeva; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Nyman, Tommi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-21)Host-specialist parasites of endangered large vertebrates are in many cases more endangered than their hosts. In particular, low host population densities and reduced among-host transmission rates are expected to lead to ... -
Patterns of Microbiome Variation Among Infrapopulations of Permanent Bloodsucking Parasites
Doña, Jorge; Herrera, Stephany Virrueta; Nyman, Tommi; Kunnasranta, Mervi; Johnson, Kevin P. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-16)While interspecific variation in microbiome composition can often be readily explained by factors such as host species identity, there is still limited knowledge of how microbiomes vary at scales lower than the species ...