List of works - Luther van der Mescht

A genetic perspective on the taxonomy and evolution of the medically important flea,Dinopsyllus ellobius(Siphonaptera: Dinopsyllinae), and the resurrection ofDinopsyllus abaris

article published in 2015

Bartonellae of Synanthropic Four-Striped Mice (Rhabdomys pumilio) from the Western Cape Province, South Africa

scientific article published on 20 December 2018

Beta diversity of gastrointestinal helminths in two closely related South African rodents: species and site contributions

scientific article published on 09 August 2019

Beta-diversity of ectoparasites at two spatial scales: nested hierarchy, geography and habitat type.

scientific article published on 3 May 2017

Biogeography of parasite abundance: latitudinal gradient and distance decay of similarity in the abundance of fleas and mites, parasitic on small mammals in the Palearctic, at three spatial scales

scientific article published on 04 July 2018

Body size and ecological traits in fleas parasitic on small mammals in the Palearctic: larger species attain higher abundance

scientific article published on 25 July 2018

Can we predict the success of a parasite to colonise an invasive host?

scientific article published on 24 May 2018

Community structure of fleas within and among populations of three closely related rodent hosts: nestedness and beta-diversity.

scientific article published on 13 May 2016

Comparative phylogeography between two generalist flea species reveal a complex interaction between parasite life history and host vicariance: parasite-host association matters

scientific article

Compositional turnover in ecto- and endoparasite assemblages of an African bat, Miniopterus natalensis (Chiroptera, Miniopteridae): effects of hierarchical scale and host sex

scientific article published on 01 September 2020

Do the pattern and strength of species associations in ectoparasite communities conform to biogeographic rules?

scientific article published on 18 February 2019

Drivers of compositional turnover are related to species' commonness in flea assemblages from four biogeographic realms: zeta diversity and multi-site generalised dissimilarity modelling

scientific article published on 26 March 2020

Ectoparasites of a Non-Indigenous Warthog Population,Phacochoerus africanus, in the Free State Province, South Africa

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Ectoparasites of a non-indigenous warthog population, Phacochoerus africanus, in the Free State Province, South Africa

journal article; published in African Zoology in 2013

Effects of maternal and grandmaternal flea infestation on offspring quality and quantity in a desert rodent: evidence for parasite-mediated transgenerational phenotypic plasticity

scientific article published on 13 April 2019

Effects of parasitism on host reproductive investment in a rodent-flea system: host litter size matters.

scientific article published on 29 November 2016

Feeding performance on a novel host: no adaptation over generations and differential patterns in two flea species

scientific article published on 12 February 2020

Flea infestation, social contact, and stress in a gregarious rodent species: minimizing the potential parasitic costs of group-living

scientific article published on 06 September 2019

Host range and distribution of small mammal fleas in South Africa, with a focus on species of medical and veterinary importance.

scientific article published on 10 July 2017

Life history strategy influences parasite responses to habitat fragmentation

scientific article published on 14 August 2013

Nestedness in assemblages of helminth parasites of bats: a function of geography, environment, or host nestedness?

scientific article published on 28 March 2018

New taxonomic and evolutionary insights relevant to the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis: a geographic perspective

scientific article published on 20 October 2020

Parasite performance and host alternation: is there a negative effect in host-specific and host-opportunistic parasites?

scientific article published on 27 March 2017

Phylogenetic heritability of geographic range size in haematophagous ectoparasites: time of divergence and variation among continents.

scientific article published on 12 April 2018

Range expansion of the economically important Asiatic blue tick, <i>Rhipicephalus microplus</i>, in South Africa

scientific article published on 8 December 2017

Relationships among different facets of host specificity in three taxa of haematophagous ectoparasites

scientific article published on 05 August 2017

Remnant fragments within an agricultural matrix enhance conditions for a rodent host and its fleas