Zoonotic pathogens and parasites that are transmitted from vertebrates to humans are a
major public health risk with high associated global economic costs. The spread of these …

The close phylogenetic relationship between humans and nonhuman primates, coupled
with the exponential expansion of human populations and human activities within primate …

Although the effects of forest fragmentation on species and ecological processes have been
the focus of considerable research in conservation biology, our capacity to predict how …

Forest fragmentation may alter host–parasite interactions in ways that contribute to host
population declines. We tested this prediction by examining parasite infections and the …

Elevated risk of disease transmission is considered a major cost of sociality, although
empirical evidence supporting this idea remains scant. Variation in spatial cohesion and the …

The male-female health-survival paradox—the phenomenon observed in modern human
societies in which women experience greater longevity and yet higher rates of disability and …

Summary 1 Habitat loss and fragmentation are the principal causes of the loss of biological
diversity. In addition, parasitic diseases are an emerging threat to many animals …

Research on the genetics of natural populations was revolutionized in the 1990s by
methods for genotyping noninvasively collected samples. However, these methods have …

The mammalian gut is home to a diverse community of microbes. Advances in technology
over the past two decades have allowed us to examine this community, the gut microbiota, in …

From the website: Although the IUCN has previously established working protocols for plant
and animal re-introduction, the great apes present unique challenges and concerns owing …