Climatological variation and ecological perturbation have been pervasive drivers of faunal
assembly, structure and diversification for parasites and pathogens through recurrent events …

Aim To integrate ecological fitting, the oscillation hypothesis and the taxon pulse hypothesis
into a coherent null model for the evolution of complex host–parasite associations. Location …

Fish are a unique group which harbour some 30,000 species of helminths that do not occur
in other vertebrates. This book deals specifically with parasitic worms of fish. It covers every …

A new method, ParaFit, has been developed to test the significance of a global hypothesis of
coevolution between parasites and their hosts. Individual host-parasite association links can …

Despite the fact that parasites are highly specialized with respect to their hosts, empirical
evidence demonstrates that host switching rather than co-speciation is the dominant factor …

“It is not only the species that change evolutionarily through interactions... the interactions
themselves also change.” Thus states John N. Thompson in the foreword to Interaction and …

Interest in the ecology of parasite communities has increased over the last decade. The
increase in attention appears to reflect a shift in emphasis away from descriptive studies …

The parasite paradox arises from the dual observations that parasites (broadly construed,
including phytophagous insects) are resource specialists with restricted host ranges, and yet …

This comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date work provides the definitive overview of
marine parasites worldwide. It is an invaluable reference for students and researchers in …

For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of
childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos, and traumatic haircuts. But for a …