Global Mammal Parasite Database
Databases
Comparative Databases developed - As of November 2006
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| Taxonomic group | Summary Information | Status of Data |
| Primates | 4000 lines of data on 139 hosts, with corresponding information on 372 sampling localities for GIS. Maintained by Nunn. |
Main database finalized, analyses completed (eg. parasite diversity) or in progress (eg. geographic distribution of disease risk) |
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8266 lines of data on 153 host species, with geographic information for 1358 lines of data. Maintained by Lindenfors and Nunn. |
Main database finalized, analyses in progress |
6858 lines of data for 175 host species and 724 parasite species. Maintained by Altizer. |
Main databases completed, analyses in progress. |
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| Cetaceans | 60 different helminth parasites found in 40 species Maintained by Gittleman. |
Database completed and initial analyses conducted. Will be expanding database to cover additional groups of parasites. |
| Bats | Over 1200 lines of data on ectoparasites. Maintained by Vonhof and Jones. |
Ectoparasite data entered and preliminary analyses conducted. Endoparasite data collection has been initiated. |