Parasitic infections are ubiquitous in wildlife, livestock and human populations, and healthy
ecosystems are often parasite rich. Yet, their negative impacts can be extreme …

Poxviruses as a group can infect a large number of animals. However, at the level of
individual viruses, even closely related poxviruses display highly diverse host ranges and …

We define co-introduced parasites as those which have been transported with an alien host
to a new locality, outside of their natural range, and co-invading parasites as those which …

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

Currently, novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a big threat to global health. The
rapid spread of the virus has created pandemic, and countries all over the world are …

Community ecologists generally recognize the importance of species–such as pollinators–
that have clear positive effects within ecosystems. However, parasites–usually regarded in …

There is considerable current interest in the role that parasites can play in biological
invasions. This review looks at the fate of parasites during a biological invasion and at their …

Non‐indigenous ungulate species pose a problem for conservation. They can be socially
and economically valuable, but are also potentially harmful to biodiversity. Therefore, their …

Invasive alien species are major drivers of global change that can have severe impacts on
biodiversity and human well‐being. Management strategies implemented to mitigate these …

Introduced mammals can cause extinction of native species due to replacement competition,
disease, predation or hybridization. We studied the colonization of Piedmont (NW-Italy) by …