Arguably the most unique biological features of trematode parasites involve their clonal
parthenitae and cercariae. These life stages are biologically fascinating, medically and …

We show that the globally invasive, human-infectious flatworm, Haplorchis pumilio,
possesses the most physically specialized soldier caste yet documented in trematodes …

Division of labour has evolved in many social animals where colonies consist of clones or
close kin. It involves the performance of different tasks by morphologically distinct castes …

Trematode infection of the second intermediate hosts can lead to changes in their fitness
and, as a result, a change in the invasion rate of animal communities. It is especially …

Centrocestus formosanus is a foodborne intestinal trematode that is native to Asia and has
been introduced into the Americas and Europe. Although there are several studies of C …

Polyclonal infections are widespread and provide evidence of facilitation, competition, and
neutral interactions between parasite clones, even within the same host–parasite system …

Colonial organisms with division of labour are assumed to achieve increased colony‐level
efficiency in task performance through functional specialisation of individuals into distinct …

Host manipulation by parasites is a fascinating evolutionary outcome, but adaptive
scenarios that often accompany even iconic examples in this popular field of study are …

Some parasitoid wasps possess soldier castes during their parasitic larval stage, but are
often neglected from our evolutionary theories explaining caste systems in animal societies …

The California horn snail, Cerithideopsis californica, lives in estuarine habitats from
California (USA) in North America to Piura (Peru) in South America. Throughout this range …