Epigenetic mechanisms underlying phenotypic change are hypothesized to contribute to
population persistence and adaptation in the face of environmental change. To date, few …

Commensal microbial communities have immense effects on their vertebrate hosts,
contributing to a number of physiological functions, as well as host fitness. In particular, host …

Antagonistic interactions between hosts and parasites may drive the evolution of novel host
defenses, or new parasite strategies. Host immunity is therefore one of the fastest evolving …

The risk and severity of pathogen infections in humans, livestock, or wild organisms depend
on host immune function, which can vary between closely related host populations or even …

Coevolution occurs when species interact to influence one another's fitness, resulting in
reciprocal evolutionary change. In many coevolving lineages, trait expression in one species …

Emerging infectious diseases are significant threats to wildlife conservation, yet the impacts
of pathogen exposure and infection can vary widely among host species. As such …

Why do parasites exhibit a wide dynamical range within their hosts? For instance, why does
infecting dose either lead to infection or immune clearance? Why do some parasites exhibit …

Maintenance of body homeostasis and protection from infection are fundamental to survival.
While recognition of self and non-self appeared early in the evolution of metazoans …

We investigated if an immunological response (ie fibrosis) in threespine stickleback fish can
cause divergent selection in its tapeworm Schistocephalus solidus. We pooled tapeworms …

Domestic chickens are less fearful, have a faster sexual development, grow bigger, and lay
more eggs than their primary ancestor, the red junglefowl. Several candidate genetic …