Light pollution may alter host–parasite interactions in aquatic ecosystems

R Poulin - Trends in Parasitology, 2023 - cell.com
With growing human populations living along freshwater shores and marine coastlines,
aquatic ecosystems are experiencing rising levels of light pollution. Through its effects on …

Helminth-host-environment interactions: Looking down from the tip of the iceberg

ME Scott - Journal of Helminthology, 2023 - cambridge.org
In 1978, the theory behind helminth parasites having the potential to regulate the
abundance of their host populations was formalized based on the understanding that those …

A biological invasion modifies the dynamics of a host–parasite arms race

GP Brown, R Shine, LA Rollins - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
By imposing novel selection pressures on both participants, biological invasions can modify
evolutionary 'arms races' between hosts and parasites. A spatially replicated cross-infection …

Enigmatic freshwater mussel declines could be explained by the biodiversity‐disease relationship

JI Brian, DC Aldridge - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The biodiversity‐disease relationship states that increased species richness leads to lower
pathogen pressure (ie the dilution effect), an effect that erodes with biodiversity loss …

[HTML][HTML] “Till death do us apart”: The common destiny of brown hare and its parasite community

L Stancampiano, I Guarniero, G Militerno - International Journal for …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although parasites may threaten individual hosts' survival and reproduction, their role as an
essential part of ecosystem functioning and biodiversity has been recognized. In Northern …

Helminths of small rodents (Heteromyidae and Cricetidae) in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico: an integrative taxonomic approach to their inventory

JA Panti May, WI Moguel Chin, DI Hernández Mena… - 2023 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
In this survey, we inventoried the helminths of heteromyid and cricetid rodents captured in
the Yucatan Peninsula from 2017 to 2019. Helminths were identified using morphological …

Does the body size, sex, and reproductive modes of leaf litter anurans affect the diversity of parasites?

ACJS Martins, M Almeida-Santos, RW Ávila… - Parasitology …, 2024 - Springer
We describe the composition of endoparasites associated with leaf litter anurans from an
Atlantic Forest area, in southeastern Brazil. We tested if body size, sex, and reproductive …