Parasites have the capacity to regulate host populations and may be important determinants
of community structure, yet they are usually neglected in studies of food webs. Parasites can …

Summary 1 Despite their documented effects on trophic interactions and community
structure, parasites are rarely included in food web analyses. The transmission routes of …

An animal's social behaviour both influences and changes in response to its parasites. Here
we consider these bidirectional links between host social behaviours and parasite infection …

An increasing number of scientists have recently raised concerns about the threat posed by
human intervention on the evolution of parasites and disease agents. New parasites …

For several years there has been a growing interest in understanding the dynamics of
parasites in ecosystems, as well as the diversity of ways in which they influence ecosystem …

Urbanisation and agriculture cause declines for many wildlife, but some species benefit from
novel resources, especially food, provided in human‐dominated habitats. Resulting shifts in …

Parasitism and predation have long been considered analogous interactions. Yet by and
large, ecologists continue to study parasite–host and predator–prey ecology separately …

Successful invasion of a parasite into a host population and resulting host-parasite
dynamics can depend crucially on other members of a host's community such as predators …

Parasitic infections are ubiquitous in wildlife, livestock and human populations, and healthy
ecosystems are often parasite rich. Yet, their negative impacts can be extreme …

1. Adult parasitoids depend on sugar-rich foods such as nectar and honeydew to meet their
energy requirements. Many laboratory studies have established fitness benefits of sugar …