Parasites are subject to selection upon traits that facilitate transmission between hosts. One
such example is Polymorphus minutus, an acanthocephalan parasite, which alters the …

Many trophically transmitted parasites with complex life cycles manipulate their intermediate
host behavior in ways facilitating their transmission to final host by predation. This facilitation …

Competitive interactions between coinfecting parasites are expected to be strong when they
affect transmission success. When transmission is enhanced by altering host behaviour …

Trophically transmitted parasites have to deal with the antipredator adaptations of their
intermediate hosts. Some of these parasites induce behavioural changes in their …

Trophically transmitted parasites modify the phenotype of their hosts, sometimes in a way
that facilitates transmission. Parasite-induced changes can be either part of a manipulative …

Trophically-transmitted parasites often change the phenotype of their intermediate hosts in
ways that increase their vulnerability to definitive hosts, hence favouring transmission. As a …

Parasites relying on trophic transmission to complete their life cycles often induce
modifications of their host's behavior in ways that may increase their susceptibility to …

Phylogenetically unrelated parasites often increase the chances of their transmission by
inducing similar phenotypic changes in their hosts. However, it is not known whether these …

Behavioural alterations induced by parasites in their intermediate hosts can spatially
structure host populations, possibly resulting in enhanced trophic transmission to definitive …

Host specificity is a major, yet poorly understood, property of parasites. Generalist parasites
generally exploit a principal host species and a series of alternative host species …