Although leptospirosis is traditionally considered a disease of rural, agricultural and flooded
environments, Leptospira spp. are found in a range of habitats and infect numerous host …

Leaf-inhabiting endophytes belong to a diverse and active group of plant-associated fungi
harboured in plant-rich tropical environments. Employing dilution-to-extinction cultivation …

In the Philippines, rats and snails abound in agricultural areas as pests and source of food
for some of the local people which poses risks of parasite transmission to humans such as …

Past and ongoing vertebrate introductions threaten to rearrange ecological communities in
the Indo‐Malay Archipelago, one of Earth's most biodiverse regions. But the consequences …

Abstract Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the biodiversity hotspots in the
Mindanao faunal region, which is home to about 21 species of mammals. This study …

Rats are recognized as reservoir hosts of several pathogens that pose a threat to human
health. Although rats are reported to be hosts of a large number of pathogens, a survey of …

Lygodium-Pterispresent at 200–300 meters above sea level (masl), Zone 2 for Bolbitis-
Microsorum (300–500 masl), and Zone 3 for Microsorum-Pteris-Tectaria (500 masl up to the …

Human disturbance of forest ecosystems is a serious threat to biodiversity in tropical
landscapes (Brooks et al. 1999). The main cause of deforestation in the humid tropics is the …

Rattus species pose a significant threat to the Philippines, causing substantial economic
losses in agriculture and posing health risks to humans. While Ecologically Based Rodent …

We studied the micro-and macrohabitat preferences of black rats (Rattus rattus) and house
mice (Mus musculus) on St. Eustatius, a small, inhabited Caribbean island. Our study builds …