Infectious diseases are emerging globally at an unprecedented rate while global food
demand is projected to increase sharply by 2100. Here, we synthesize the pathways by …

Assortative mating occurs when there is a correlation (positive or negative) between male
and female phenotypes or genotypes across mated pairs. To determine the typical strength …

We review how molecular markers and evolutionary analysis have been applied to the study
of schistosome parasites, important pathogens that infect over 200 million people worldwide …

Highlights•Infection by parasites can reduce individual fitness.•Host responses to infection
during mate choice are intended to avoid infection.•We highlight the main limitations in …

The co-evolution between hosts and parasites involves huge reciprocal selective pressures
on both protagonists. However, relatively few reports have evaluated the impact of these …

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease which affects millions of people around the world,
particularly in Africa. In this continent, different species are able to interbreed, like …

Abstract Background Hybrids between Schistosoma haematobium (Sh) and S. bovis (Sb)
have been found in several African countries as well as in Europe. Since the consequences …

Schistosomes are obligately sexual blood flukes that can be maintained in the laboratory
using freshwater snails as intermediate and rodents as definitive hosts. The genetic …

The mating systems of internal parasites are inherently difficult to investigate although they
have important implications for the evolutionary biology of the species, disease …

Mate change in socially monogamous species can be explained by adaptive and non-
adaptive hypotheses. Adaptive hypotheses describe a mate change as a strategy to correct …