Individual hosts differ extensively in their competence for parasites, but traditional research
has discounted this variation, partly because modeling such heterogeneity is difficult. This …

A fully updated guide to the increasingly prevalent use of molecular data in ecological
studies Molecular ecology is concerned with how molecular biology and population genetics …

Species barriers are tested in hybrid zones when gene flow occurs between hybridizing
species. Hybridization can erode species barriers, lead to the introgression of adaptive traits …

Pathogens pose a major risk to wild host populations, especially in the face of ongoing
biodiversity declines. Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) can affect most if not all …

By imposing novel selection pressures on both participants, biological invasions can modify
evolutionary 'arms races' between hosts and parasites. A spatially replicated cross-infection …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are two common betacoronaviruses, which are still …

Parasites, and the diseases they cause, are important from an ecological and evolutionary
perspective because they can negatively affect host fitness and can regulate host …

Infectious diseases can drive populations and species to extinction. Beak and feather
disease virus (BFDV) is a circovirus of global conservation concern that can infect all …

Several studies have shown differences in the abilities of maize genotypes to facilitate or
impede Azospirillum brasilense colonization and to receive benefits from this association …

Understanding patterns of pathogen emergence can help identify mechanisms involved in
transmission dynamics. Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) poses a major threat world …