PhD_Thesis_Supplementary_Tables_Dragomir_Damnjanovic

Host-parasite relationships are defined by a wide spectrum of biotic and abiotic factors. Genetic adaptations and limitations of both host and parasite species in accordance with environmental resources and stress characterize the nature of these interactions on an evolutionary time scale. With the usage of several genetically and ecologically distinct avian host systems: Eurasian bluethroat (Luscinia svecica), Little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra), White-rumped shama (Copsychus malabaricus) and Blue-winded pitta (Pitta moluccemsis) occupying two distinct biogeographical realms, we described prevalence and diversity of malaria causing parasites and their relationship with the triplet of immunity genes in birds. By assessing genomic and genetic profiles of host and parasite species through the double digest restriction-site associated DNA (ddRADseq, in case of the bluethroats), mtDNA diversity (all birds) and amplicon sequencing (immunogenetic for birds and mtDNA for parasites) we revealed their contemporary diversity and population structure, as well as demographic histories and species phylogenies. Our results revealed that the explanatory genetic information uncovers proportions of shared and specific patterns of host-parasite assemblages across ecological and geographical scales.