Host-parasite biology in the real world: the field voles of Kielder.
Host-parasite biology in the real world: the field voles of Kielder.
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DOI：
10.1017/s0031182014000171
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发表时间：
2014-07
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影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Begon M
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作者：
Turner AK;Beldomenico PM;Bown K;Burthe SJ;Jackson JA;Lambin X;Begon M
关于基尔德森林田鼠（Microtus agrestis）与其自然寄生虫之间相互作用的研究可以追溯到20世纪30年代。这些早期的研究主要关注于了解寄生虫如何塑造其宿主的特征性周期性种群动态。然而，自21世纪初以来，对基尔德田鼠的研究已经大大扩展，该系统现在已被用于多个层面的宿主-寄生虫生物学研究，包括遗传学，进化生态学，免疫学和流行病学。因此，Kielder田鼠代表了最深入和最广泛研究的自然宿主-寄生虫系统之一，桥接了理论和经验方法，以更好地了解真实的世界中的传染病生物学。本文综合了该系统上发表的工作，并总结了一些重要的见解和一般信息提供的综合和多学科的研究在自然环境中的宿主-寄生虫相互作用。
Research on the interactions between the field voles (Microtus agrestis) of Kielder Forest and their natural parasites dates back to the 1930s. These early studies were primarily concerned with understanding how parasites shape the characteristic cyclic population dynamics of their hosts. However, since the early 2000s, research on the Kielder field voles has expanded considerably and the system has now been utilized for the study of host–parasite biology across many levels, including genetics, evolutionary ecology, immunology and epidemiology. The Kielder field voles therefore represent one of the most intensely and broadly studied natural host–parasite systems, bridging theoretical and empirical approaches to better understand the biology of infectious disease in the real world. This article synthesizes the body of work published on this system and summarizes some important insights and general messages provided by the integrated and multidisciplinary study of host–parasite interactions in the natural environment.