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Parasite evolution on islands: Socotra reptiles and their parasites as a model study

 Coordinatore AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS 

 Organization address address: CALLE SERRANO 117
city: MADRID
postcode: 28006

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Alberto
Cognome: Sereno Alvarez
Email: send email
Telefono: +34 91 566 8852
Fax: +34 91 566 89 13

 Nazionalità Coordinatore Spain [ES]
 Totale costo 45˙000 €
 EC contributo 45˙000 €
 Programma FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call FP7-PEOPLE-2010-RG
 Funding Scheme MC-ERG
 Anno di inizio 2011
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2011-03-01   -   2014-02-28

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

 Organization address address: CALLE SERRANO 117
city: MADRID
postcode: 28006

contact info
Titolo: Mr.
Nome: Alberto
Cognome: Sereno Alvarez
Email: send email
Telefono: +34 91 566 8852
Fax: +34 91 566 89 13

ES (MADRID) coordinator 45˙000.00

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disease    parasites    living    fauna    host    reptiles    evolution    islands    little    endemic    organisms    origin    despite    socotra    zoonotic    reptile    evolutionary    parasite   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Islands biotas have long fascinated biologists studying evolution. Yet studies focuses on parasites have by far lag behind those on free-living organisms. At present we know little about how parasites colonize, spread and adapt to islands, despite the implications this may have from a conservation and epidemiological perspective. Reptiles parasites are interesting systems to tackle such questions. Despite reptiles have been long-considered model organisms for evolutionary studies, little work has been done on their parasites, particularly those living on islands. And we know nothing about the role of these host-parasite systems in the maintenance and transmission of zoonotic diseases. Socotra is one of the most isolated landforms on Earth of continental origin, and a hallmark of biodiversity and endemicity. However, the archipelago remains largely unexplored to science as does the origin and evolution of its endemic fauna. But in investigating parasite evolution we can get further insights into the evolutionary history of the hosts. In this scientific context, this project aims to answer; 1) how host-parasite assemblages of Socotra have evolved, 2) which are the consequences of parasitism for its endemic reptile fauna, 3) which is the role of these reptile-vector pathosystems in the disease ecology of zoonotic agents and disease risk for humans.'

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