Tolerance, the ability of a host to limit the negative fitness effects of a given parasite load, is
now recognised as an important host defence strategy in animals. Together with resistance …

Introduction of free-living species also results in co-introduction of their parasites. Since
recent advances have shown that native parasites dramatically alter food web structure, I …

For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of
childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos, and traumatic haircuts. But for a …

Organisms can protect themselves against parasite-induced fitness costs through resistance
or tolerance. Resistance includes mechanisms that prevent infection or limit parasite growth …

Coastal lagoons are key 'transitional'aquatic environments for biodiversity conservation.
Ecological indicators are useful tools for the management of water resources in the …

Immunosenescence, the age-related decline in immune system function, is a general
hallmark of aging. While much is known about the cellular and physiological changes that …

Natural selection should strongly favour hosts that can protect themselves against parasites.
Most studies on animals so far have focused on resistance, a series of mechanisms through …

Parasites of fishes vary in community structure and species abundance in response to
environmental conditions and pollutants. As a result, the use of parasites as bioindicators of …

Hosts have evolved two distinct defence strategies against parasites: resistance (which
prevents infection or limit parasite growth) and tolerance (which alleviates the fitness …

The infection consequences of the introduced cestode fish parasite Bothriocephalus
acheilognathi were studied in a cohort of wild, young-of-the-year common carp Cyprinus …