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Simon L. Elliot
Researcher at Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Publications - 52
Citations - 1149
Simon L. Elliot is an academic researcher from Universidade Federal de Viçosa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rhodnius prolixus & Parus. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 52 publications receiving 950 citations. Previous affiliations of Simon L. Elliot include University of Gloucestershire.
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Hidden Diversity Behind the Zombie-Ant Fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis: Four New Species Described from Carpenter Ants in Minas Gerais, Brazil
TL;DR: The taxonomy and ecology of the Ophiocordyceps unilateralis species complex associated with carpenter ants is only just beginning to understand.
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Effects of Infection by Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli on the Reproductive Performance of the Vector Rhodnius prolixus
Maria Raquel Fellet,Marcelo G. Lorenzo,Simon L. Elliot,David Carrasco,Alessandra A. Guarneri +4 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that both T. cruzi and T. rangeli can impair reproductive performance of R. prolixus, although for T. Cruzi, this is dependent on rearing temperature and insect age, and for T., cruzi,This work discusses these reproductive costs in terms of potential consequences on triatomine behavior and survival.
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Trypanosoma cruzi, Etiological Agent of Chagas Disease, Is Virulent to Its Triatomine Vector Rhodnius prolixus in a Temperature-Dependent Manner
Simon L. Elliot,Juliana de O. Rodrigues,Marcelo G. Lorenzo,Olindo Assis Martins-Filho,Alessandra A. Guarneri +4 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that triggering this delay in moulting is adaptive for the parasites, as it will delay the next bloodmeal taken by the bug, thus allowing the parasites time to develop and reach the insect rectum in order to make transmission to a new vertebrate host possible.
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Attracted to the enemy: Aedes aegypti prefers oviposition sites with predator-killed conspecifics.
Daniel Albeny-Simões,Daniel Albeny-Simões,Ebony G. Murrell,Simon L. Elliot,Mateus R. Andrade,Eraldo R. Lima,Steven A. Juliano,Evaldo F. Vilela +7 more
TL;DR: The hypothesis that the mosquito Aedes aegypti preferentially oviposits in habitats with predatory Toxorhynchites larvae because of indirect effects of predation on chemical cues indicating bacterial abundance is tested, and the potential for indirect effects, like trophic cascades, to influence oviposition choices and community composition in aquatic systems is shown.
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Long-Term Disease Dynamics for a Specialized Parasite of Ant Societies: A Field Study
TL;DR: It is suggested that this parasite represents a chronic infection in the ant societies, and a “terminal host model of transmission” that links the age-related polyethism to the persistence of a parasitic infection is proposed.