Disease dynamics hinge on parasite transmission among hosts. However, canonical models
for transmission often fit data poorly, limiting predictive ability. One solution involves building …

While often studied in isolation, host–parasite interactions are typically embedded within
complex communities. Other community members, including predators and alternative hosts …

Most host–parasite systems exhibit remarkable heterogeneity in the contribution to
transmission of certain individuals, locations, host infectious states, or parasite strains. While …

Dispersal determines the spatial dynamics of host-parasite assemblages, particularly during
invasions and disease epidemics. The risk of parasitism may create an incentive for …

Most hosts and parasites exist in diverse communities wherein they interact with other
species, spanning the parasite–mutualist continuum. These additional interactions have the …

The community of host species that a parasite infects is often explained by functional traits
and phylogeny, predicting that closely related hosts or those with particular traits share more …

Few hosts have many parasites while many hosts have few parasites. This axiom of
macroparasite aggregation is so pervasive it is considered a general law in disease …

Natural enemy ecology strives to unify predator–prey and host–pathogen interactions under
a common framework to gain insights into community-and ecosystem-level processes. To …

Understanding why pathogen populations are genetically variable is vital because genetic
variation fuels evolution, which often hampers disease control efforts. Here I argue that …

Highlights•We provide an overview of the importance of parasites in ecology and
evolution.•We review the significance of behaviour in disease dynamics at different …