Parasite exposure and host susceptibility jointly drive the emergence of epidemics

TE Stewart Merrill, SR Hall, CE Cáceres - Ecology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Parasite transmission is thought to depend on both parasite exposure and host susceptibility
to infection; however, the relative contribution of these two factors to epidemics remains …

Beyond single host, single parasite interactions: Quantifying competence for complete multi‐host, multi‐parasite communities

TE Stewart Merrill, DM Calhoun… - Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding parasite transmission in communities requires knowledge of each species'
capacity to support transmission. This property,'competence', is a critical currency for …

Host controls of within-host disease dynamics: insight from an invertebrate system

TE Stewart Merrill, Z Rapti… - The American …, 2021 - journals.uchicago.edu
Within-host processes (representing the entry, establishment, growth, and development of a
parasite inside its host) may play a key role in parasite transmission but remain challenging …

Heritable variation in host quality as measured through an ectoparasite's performance

G Fracasso, E Matthysen, D Heylen - Oikos, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Obligate parasites need one or more hosts to complete their life cycle. However, hosts might
show intraspecific variation in quality with respect to the parasites themselves, thus affecting …

[HTML][HTML] Will Australia's common carp (Cyprinus carpio) populations develop resistance to Cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3) if released as a biocontrol agent …

F Samsing, J Hopf, S Davis, JW Wynne, PA Durr - Biological Control, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to its significant impacts on the environment and their overabundance in multiple
waterways, common carp (Cyprinus carpio) has long been a target for control in …

How parasite exposure and time interact to determine Australapatemon burti (Trematoda: Digenea) infections in second intermediate hosts (Erpobdella microstoma) …

DM Calhoun, E Esfahani, SA Locke, WE Moser… - Experimental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Australapatemon spp. are cosmopolitan trematodes that infect freshwater snails, aquatic
leeches, and birds. Despite their broad geographic distribution, relatively little is known …

[DOC][DOC] Experimental and statistical decisions influence the accuracy and reliability of host resistance and tolerance measurements

K Bodner, J Koprivnikar, MJ Fortin, PK Molnár - Infection - researchgate.net
Hosts respond to infection using two general strategies: resistance (ie, the ability to prevent
or reduce an infection) and tolerance (ie, the ability to minimize the cost of an infection), both …

Parasitism, Predation & Prediction: Modelling Variations in Ecological Interactions from Mechanisms to Networks

K Bodner - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Ecological interactions are fundamental to ecology and evolution, regulating population
dynamics as well as influencing the biodiversity and stability of communities. Intraspecific …