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Host-Parasite Interactions In An Invasive Songbird, Courtney A.C. Coon
Host-Parasite Interactions In An Invasive Songbird, Courtney A.C. Coon
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Introduced species are the greatest threat to biodiversity after habitat loss. Understanding the processes that permit organisms to become successful invaders may provide opportunities to prevent or limit their dispersal and establishment and thereby alleviate some of their harmful effects. The goal of my dissertation research has been to investigate whether invasive species have distinctive interactions with parasites, and some of the mechanisms that may underlie that variation. I used one of the world's most successful vertebrate invaders as a case study: the house sparrow (Passer domesticus; Introduction).
Previous research in the house sparrow suggested that loss of …