The South American subcontinent supports one of the world's most diverse and
commercially very important ichthyofauna. In this context, the study of South American fish …

Fish parasitology has a long tradition in North America and numerous parasitologists have
contributed considerably to the current knowledge of the diversity and biology of protistan …

Aim To uncover and describe patterns of biogeography of helminth parasites in freshwater
fishes of Mexico, and to understand processes that determine them. Three predictions about …

The relative importance of ecology and evolution as factors determining species richness
and composition of the helminth communities of fish is a matter of current debate …

This study is a compilation of current knowledge of the taxonomic composition and
distribution of the helminth parasites of freshwater fish in Central America. A list of 111 adult …

Freshwater fish helminth parasites are undoubtedly the most well-known group among
vertebrate parasites in Mexico; these parasites include 37 adult and 43 larval …

Using published records and original data derived from my research, a checklist was
generated of the helminth parasite fauna in 194 native and 18 introduced freshwater fish …

Efforts to find and characterise new parasite species in fish hosts are crucial not just to
complete our inventory of Earth's biodiversity, but also to monitor and mitigate disease …

Parasites are extremely abundant and diverse in nature, representing a substantial portion
of global biodiversity. At least 50% of the species living on earth are parasites of some form …

In this review I first summarize research on the helminth parasitism of wildlife animal hosts,
done in South America during the last decade (1976-1985), with emphasis on ecological …