Some larval helminths alter the behavior of their intermediate hosts in ways that favor the
predation of infected hosts, thus enhancing trophic transmission. Gammarids (Crustacea …

Parasite survival in hosts mainly depends on the capacity to circumvent the host immune
response. Acanthocephalan infections in gammarids are linked with decreased activity of …

Is it possible to omit parasites when studying free-living organisms? The answer is clearly
no! Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and now make up …

Acanthocephalans of the globally distributed genus Pomphorhynchus have been intensively
studied during the past decades. In Europe, Pomphorhynchus species have shown a certain …

Many trophically transmitted parasites manipulate their intermediate host phenotype,
resulting in higher transmission to the final host. However, it is not known if manipulation is a …

Concentrations of the elements As, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sn, V, Zn were analysed
by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in the acanthocephalan …

Larvae of many trophically-transmitted parasites alter the behaviour of their intermediate
host in ways that increase their probability of transmission to the next host in their life cycle …

The tree-top disease is an altered behavioral state, displayed by baculovirus-infected
lepidopteran larvae, and characterized by climbing to an elevated position before death. The …

Parasites with complex life-cycles and trophic transmission are expected to show low
specificity towards final hosts. However, testing this hypothesis may be hampered by low …

When parasites have different interests in regard to how their host should behave this can
result in a conflict over host manipulation, ie parasite induced changes in host behaviour …