For millions of years, parasites have altered the behaviour of their hosts. Parasites can affect
host behaviour by:(1) interfering with the host's normal immune–neural communication,(2) …

Parasites often alter the behavior of their hosts in ways that are ultimately beneficial to the
parasite or its offspring. Although the alteration of host behavior by parasites is a widespread …

Specialized parasites are expected to express complex adaptations to their hosts.
Manipulation of host behavior is such an adaptation. We studied the fungus Ophiocordyceps …

Biological rhythms coordinate organisms' activities with daily rhythms in the environment.
For parasites, this includes rhythms in both the external abiotic environment and the within …

Parasite‐induced alteration of host behaviour is a widespread transmission strategy among
pathogens. Understanding how it works is an exciting challenge from both a mechanistic …

Malaria parasites have been suggested to alter the behavior of mosquito vectors to increase
the likelihood of transmission. Some empirical evidence supports this hypothesis, yet the …

The taxon Nematomorpha, commonly known as horsehair worms, is a taxon including at
present about 350 species of animals with an interesting life cycle including a parasitic and …

Transmission is a crucial step in all pathogen life cycles. As such, certain species have
evolved complex traits that increase their chances to find and invade new hosts. Fungal …

Parasitic infections are often followed by changes in host behaviour. Numerous and
exquisite examples of such behavioural alterations are known, covering a broad spectrum of …

Parasiten sind Lebewesen, die in oder auf einem artfremden Organismus leben und von
ihm Nahrung beziehen und ihn schädigen. Diese Definition wird auf Tiere, Pflanzen, Pilze …