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Albert O. Bush
Researcher at Brandon University
Publications - 22
Citations - 1715
Albert O. Bush is an academic researcher from Brandon University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Ecology (disciplines). The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 22 publications receiving 1666 citations.
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Parasite communities: patterns and processes.
TL;DR: In this article, a detailed overview of patterns and processes in helminth parasite communities is presented. But the authors focus on the processes of forming a guild of larval trematode parasites in molluscan hosts: prevalence, dominance and significance in competition.
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Ecological versus phylogenetic determinants of helminth parasite community richness
TL;DR: It is shown that terrestrial hosts have, on average, fewer component species than aquatic hosts, and the data refute the time hypothesis, which would predict that fishes as the oldest lifestyle should have the richest helminth communities.
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Patterns in helminth communities: why are birds and fish different?
TL;DR: Examining helminth diversity in a series of hosts concludes that there are fundamental differences between the communities of helminths in fish and bird hosts and provides explanations for the observed differences.
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Patterns in helminth communities in freshwater fish in Great Britain: alternative strategies for colonization
TL;DR: Recognition and appreciation of the different colonization strategies of autogenic and allogenic helminths in respect of host vagility and ability to cross land or sea barriers and break down habitat isolation provides an understanding of, and explanation for, the observed patchy spatial distribution of many helminth communities.
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The relationship between pattern and scale in parasite communities: a stranger in a strange land.
C. R. Kennedy,Albert O. Bush +1 more
TL;DR: The change of scale in analysis has enabled the recognition of generalizations and patterns of heuristic value and improved the understanding of unpredictable communities by interpreting local variation as ecological 'noise' that often obscures fundamental patterns.