Epidemiological studies worldwide have reported a high prevalence and a great diversity of
Bartonella species, both in rodents and their flea parasites. The interaction among …

Social network analysis has recently emerged as a popular tool for understanding disease
transmission in host populations. Although social networks have most extensively been …

Fleas are one of the most interesting and fascinating taxa of ectoparasites. All species in this
relatively small order are obligatory haematophagous (blood-feeding) parasites of higher …

Although behaviours can contribute to the heterogeneity in parasite load among hosts, links
between consistent individual differences in behaviour and parasitic infection have received …

Summary 1 Sex differences in levels of parasite infection are a common rule in a wide range
of mammals, with males usually more susceptible than females. Sex‐specific exposure to …

Exposure and susceptibility underlie every organism's infection status, and an untold
diversity of factors can drive variation in both. Often, both exposure and susceptibility change …

Identification of mechanisms that shape parasite community and metacommunity structures
have important implications to host health, disease transmission, and the understanding of …

This article reviews patterns, causes and consequences of gender-biased infestation of
small mammalian hosts by macroparasites. We start with a description of gender biases in …

Male-biased parasite loads, which are common in vertebrates, could be a consequence of
sexual selection, and for species that group, the costs of parasites could vary with group size …

We investigated whether the parasite load of an individual could be predicted by its position
in a social network. Specifically, we derived social networks in a solitary, territorial reptile …