The correct identification of variables affecting parasite diversity and assemblage
composition at different spatial scales is crucial for understanding how pathogen distribution …

Aim Parasites play a fundamental role in sha** ecological communities and influencing
trophic interactions. Understanding the factors that drive parasite impacts on community …

Aim The increasing spread of vector‐borne diseases has resulted in severe health concerns
for humans, domestic animals and wildlife, with changes in land use and the introduction of …

Why do some regions share more or fewer species than others? Community assembly relies
on the ability of individuals to disperse, colonize and thrive in new regions. Therefore, many …

Parasites display various degrees of host specificity, reflecting different coevolutionary
histories with their hosts. Avian hosts follow multiple migration patterns representing short …

Studying host specificity is crucial to understanding the ability of parasites to spread to new
hosts and trigger disease emergence events. The relationship between host specificity and …

Host–parasite distribution and interactions depend on geography, evolutionary associations,
species composition, and their response to environmental variables. In this sense, host …

Parasites comprise a substantial portion of global biodiversity and play critical roles in
sha** ecosystems by modulating trophic networks and affecting their hosts' abundance …

South America has different biomes with a high richness of wild bird species and Diptera
vectors, representing an ideal place to study the influence of habitat on vector-borne …