@article{fdi:010079442, title = {{A}ssociation between temporal patterns in helminth assemblages and successful range expansion of exotic {M}us musculus domesticus in {S}enegal}, author = {{D}iagne, {C}hristophe {A}midi and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent and {G}ueye, {M}. {S}. and {N}diaye, {A}. and {K}ane, {M}. and {N}iang, {Y}. and {T}atard, {C}. and {B}rouat, {C}arine}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}elationships between parasitism and invasion success are increasingly evidenced in the literature. {H}owever, the dynamic nature of the major parasite-related processes has been rarely taken into account until now, while the residence time of invaders in colonized regions was shown to be associated to crucial changes in parasite communities. {H}ere, we strive to bridge this gap using a temporal survey of rodent populations along one invasion route of the exotic house mouse{M}us musculus domesticusthat currently invades {N}orth {S}enegal. {I}n this study, we investigated whether gastrointestinal helminth ({GIH}) assemblages changed over time in native ({M}astomys erythroleucus) and/or invasive ({M}. m. domesticus) rodent populations sampled at an invasion front, and whether these potential changes may be associated to the invasion success of the exotic mouse. {F}our years separated two rodent sampling campaigns (2013 and 2016/17) in six localities. {D}espite being relatively short, the timeframe considered here allowed to evidence significant patterns in rodent communities and their {GIH} assemblages. {A}t the host community level, we showed that the exotic mouse was now established at all sites, becoming the dominant species in sites where it was not recorded before. {A}t the {GIH} community level, increased infection of the single shared cestode ({M}athevotaenia symmetrica) in both rodent species brought support to the "spill-back" hypothesis. {I}nfection levels of {GIH} that remained low at the invasion front in invading mice over time also supported the "enemy release" hypothesis. {B}oth hypotheses should deserve further experimental work to demonstrate their role in the invasion success of the house mouse in {S}enegal.}, keywords = {{M}us musculus domesticus ; {M}astomys erythroleucus ; {G}astrointestinal helminths ; {E}nemy release ; {S}pill-back ; {SENEGAL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{B}iological {I}nvasions}, volume = {22}, numero = {10}, pages = {3003--3016}, ISSN = {1387-3547}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1007/s10530-020-02304-7}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079442}, }