The loss of appetite that typically accompanies infection or mere exposure to parasites is
traditionally considered a negative byproduct of infection, benefitting neither the host nor the …

Human activities simultaneously alter nutrient levels, habitat structure, and levels of
parasitism. These activities likely have individual and joint impacts on food webs …

All else equal, parasites that harm host fitness should depress densities of their hosts.
However, parasites that alter host traits may increase host density via indirect ecological …

Myriad ecological and evolutionary factors can influence whether a particular parasite
successfully transmits to a new host during a disease outbreak, with consequences for the …

Temperate freshwater ecosystems are currently being salinised through anthropogenic
activities. These increases in freshwater salinity can impact individuals, populations, and …

Animals ranging from mosquitoes to humans often vary their feeding behavior when infected
or merely exposed to pathogens. These so‐called “sickness behaviors” are part of the innate …

Transitions from sexual to asexual reproduction have occurred in numerous lineages, but it
remains unclear why asexual populations rarely persist. In facultatively parthenogenetic …

Many organisms can reproduce both asexually and sexually. For cyclical parthenogens,
periods of asexual reproduction are punctuated by bouts of sexual reproduction, and the …

Traditional epidemiological models assume that transmission increases proportionally to the
density of parasites. However, empirical data frequently contradict this assumption. General …

Food ingestion is one of the most basic features of all organisms. However, obtaining
precise—and high‐throughput—estimates of feeding rates remains challenging, particularly …