Publications
| microscopic and molecular characterization of hepatozoon domerguei (apicomplexa) and foleyella furcata (nematoda) in wild endemic reptiles from madagascar. | madagascar is one of the world's top twelve "megadiversity" hot spots hosting unique and threatened flora and fauna. parasites are a major component of biodiversity but remain largely uncharacterized in wildlife. in this study we combine microscopic and molecular assessment of hemoparasites in endemic reptile species from madagascar. we detected three distinct parasites: the apicomplexans hepatozoon and sarcocystis, and filarial nematodes. the prevalence and intensity of these apicomplexans were ... | 2014 | 25224723 |
| novel cooperative antipredator tactics of an ant specialized against a snake. | eusocial insects can express surprisingly complex cooperative defence of the colony. brood and reproductive castes typically remain in the nest and are protected by workers' various antipredator tactics against intruders. in madagascar, a myrmicine ant, aphaenogaster swammerdami, occurs sympatrically with a large blindsnake, madatyphlops decorsei. as blindsnakes generally specialize on feeding on termites and ants brood by intruding into the nest, these snakes are presumably a serious predator o ... | 2019 | 31598235 |