Host specificity encompasses the range and diversity of host species that a parasite is
capable of infecting and is considered a crucial measure of a parasite's potential to shift …

Haemosporidian parasites of the genera Plasmodium, Leucocytozoon, and Haemoproteus
are one of the most prevalent and widely studied groups of parasites infecting birds …

Aim Macroecological analyses provide valuable insights into factors that influence how
parasites are distributed across space and among hosts. Amid large uncertainties that arise …

Many hypotheses attempt to explain parasite–host associations, but rarely are they
examined together in a single community. For hosts, key traits are the proportion of infected …

Geographic variation in environmental conditions as well as host traits that promote parasite
transmission may impact infection rates and community assembly of vector‐transmitted …

Identifying the ecological factors that shape parasite distributions remains a central goal in
disease ecology. These factors include dispersal capability, environmental filters and …

The Dilution Effect Hypothesis (DEH) argues that greater biodiversity lowers the risk of
disease and reduces the rates of pathogen transmission since more diverse communities …

Climate changes are related to the changes in the distribution of migratory species, which
irreparably harm biodiversity. In this study, we evaluated the habitat change and population …

1. One of the main challenges faced by ecologists today is to understand and predict how
species interactions will respond to the current environmental change. It is likely that these …

A fundamental aspect of symbiotic relationships is host specificity, ranging from extreme
specialists associated with only a single host species to generalists associated with many …