We review our ecological understanding of wildlife infectious diseases from the individual
host to the ecosystem scale, highlighting where conceptual thinking lacks verification …

Parasites appropriate host resources to feed and/or to reproduce, and lower host fitness to
varying degrees. As a consequence, they can negatively impact human and animal health …

Although reproductive strategies can be influenced by a variety of intrinsic and extrinsic
factors, life history theory provides a rigorous framework for explaining variation in …

When facing an emerging infectious disease of conservation concern, we often have little
information on the nature of the host‐parasite interaction to inform management decisions …

A fascinating look at the diverse reproductive strategies of numerous female mammals, from
hyenas to goats, kangaroos to whales. Newborn mammals can weigh as little as a dime or …

The terminal investment hypothesis proposes that decreased expectation of future
reproduction (eg, arising from a threat to survival) should precipitate increased investment in …

Factors which indicate lower life expectancy also induce switching to a faster life strategy,
that is, a higher investment in current reproduction at the expense of future reproduction and …

The distribution of parasites among hosts is often characterised by a high degree of
heterogeneity with a small number of hosts harbouring the majority of parasites. Such …

Life-history theory predicts that all organisms have finite energy reserves. In order to
optimize fitness, individuals must make trade-offs in allocating energy among survival …

Haemosporidians causing avian malaria are very common parasites among bird species.
Their negative effects have been repeatedly reported in terms of deterioration in survival …