Most animals and plants have associated microorganisms, collectively referred to as their
microbiomes, which can provide essential functions. Given their importance, host-associated …

Most species belong to ecological communities where their interactions give rise to
emergent community-level properties, such as diversity and productivity. Understanding and …

Dormancy is an adaptation to living in fluctuating environments. It allows individuals to enter
a reversible state of reduced metabolic activity when challenged by unfavorable conditions …

Interactions between host and pathogenic microorganisms are common in nature and have
a significant impact on host health, often leading to several types of infections. These …

How hosts respond to and cope with infectious agents can change the environment and in
so doing, alter selective pressures and evolutionary trajectories. To date, such eco …

Host–parasite interactions can cause strong demographic fluctuations accompanied by
selective sweeps of resistance/infectivity alleles. Both demographic bottlenecks and frequent …

Studies on host–parasite systems that have experienced distributional shifts, range
fragmentation, and population declines in the past can provide information regarding how …

Fungal threats to public health, food security, and biodiversity have escalated, with a
significant rise in mycosis cases globally. Around 300 million people suffer from severe …

The degree to which host, pathogen, and environmental characteristics determine fitness
outcomes in response to infection across the tree of life is a key question in ecoimmunology …

Protection against pathogens is a major function of the gut microbiota. Although bacterial
natural products have emerged as crucial components of host-microbiota interactions, their …