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NCEAS 3820 : Altizer: Understanding the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases in mammalian mating and social systems, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, Altizer S, and Nunn C.The Global Mammal Parasite Database.
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(http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/knb/metacat/connolly.132.4/nceas).
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Organization: | NCEAS 3820 : Altizer: Understanding the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases in mammalian mating and social systems |
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Organization: | National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis |
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Individual: | Sonia Altizer |
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Individual: | Andrew Cunningham |
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| The Global Mammal Parasite Database is a compilation of records of parasites and their hosts that have been documented in the published scientific literature. Mammals are an extremely well-studied group of animals, and there are thousands of published reports and scientific studies describing their parasites and the abundance of parasites in wild populations.Wehave systematically searched the literature on mammalian parasites to produce three primary databases covering primates, carnivores and terrestrial hooved mammals (which includes all perissodactyls and artiodactyls). All of the entries in this database come from wild populations. In the future we will be expanding our taxonomic coverage to other groups of mammals. |
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- mammals
- parasites
- host-parasite interactions
- parasite diversity
- diseases
- primates
- carnivores
- Artiodactyla
- Perrisodactyla
- cetaceans
- bats
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Geographic Description: | Worldwide |
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| West: | -166.375 degrees
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| East: | 168.75 degrees
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| North: | 79.5 degrees
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| South: | -59.5 degrees
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| Auth System: | knb |
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Individual: | Charlie Nunn |
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Organization: | Department of Integrative Biology, University of California Berkeley |
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Individual: | Sonia Altizer |
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Organization: | Dept. of Environmental Studies, Emory University |
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| Finding the information |
To create the Global Mammal Parasite Database, the parasite data was compiled as individual records of micro- or macroparasites reported in free-living primate species by using primate Latin binomials as search keywords in the major online reference databases. Details are provided for each of the databases, but in general, we searched by primate genus name and common taxonomic variants. In addition to using electronic databases, we also examined edited volumes, reviews, and studies that were cited by publications that we located in our first round of searches. For some of the databases (e.g., primates), we are continuing to update our files and welcome information you may have on parasites in wild species.
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| Generating the data |
Once we locate a reference, members of our team review it, looking for specific pieces of information. After confirming that the parasite was sampled from the wild, we record host and parasite taxonomy, the type of parasite (virus, protozoan, fungi, arthropod, helminth, bacteria), the number of hosts sampled, and location and year of sampling. When possible, we also record the primary mode of parasite transmission, symptomsand effects on host mortality or morbidity, the prevalence and intensity of infection, and any age or sex differences that may be reported.
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