A growing body of evidence points towards epigenetic mechanisms being responsible for a
wide range of biological phenomena, from the plasticity of plant growth and development to …

Competition between parasite species or strains within hosts is a major evolutionary force in
infections. In response, parasites exhibit a diverse array of strategies that improve their …

Transmission represents a population bottleneck in the Plasmodium life cycle and a key
intervention target of ongoing efforts to eradicate malaria. Sexual differentiation is essential …

Understanding the importance of gametocyte density on human-to-mosquito transmission is
of immediate relevance to malaria control. Previous work (Churcher et al., 2013) indicated a …

Apoptosis-like programmed cell death (PCD) has recently been described in multiple taxa of
unicellular protists, including the protozoan parasites Plasmodium, Trypanosoma and …

Malaria remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, despite decades of public
health efforts. The recent commitment by many endemic countries to eliminate malaria …

The epidemiology of vector‐borne pathogens is largely determined by the host‐choice
behaviour of their vectors. Here, we investigate whether a Plasmodium infection renders the …

Avian malaria (Plasmodium spp.) and other blood parasitic infections of birds constitute
increasingly popular model systems in ecological and evolutionary host–parasite studies …

Sexually reproducing parasites, such as malaria parasites, experience a trade-off between
the allocation of resources to asexual replication and the production of sexual forms …

Success in eliminating malaria will depend on whether parasite evolution outpaces control
efforts. Here, we show that Plasmodium falciparum parasites (the deadliest of the species …