As the frequency and prevalence of zoonotic diseases increase worldwide, investigating
how mammal host distributions determine patterns of human disease and predicting which …

Although parasites are widely touted as representing a large fraction of the Earth's total
biodiversity, several questions remain about the magnitude of parasite diversity, our ability to …

Aim The pattern of increasing biological diversity from high latitudes to the equator
[latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG)] has been recognized for> 200 years. Empirical studies …

Statistical correlations of biodiversity patterns across multiple trophic levels have received
considerable attention in various types of interacting assemblages, forging a universal …

Host–parasite interactions are embedded within complex communities composed of multiple
host species and a cryptic assemblage of other parasites. To date, however, surprisingly few …

Despite a century of research into the factors that generate and maintain biodiversity, we
know remarkably little about the drivers of parasite diversity. To identify the mechanisms …

Understanding linkages between environmental changes and disease emergence in human
and wildlife populations represents one of the greatest challenges to ecologists and …

Parasitic infection risks in domestic animals may increase as a result of outdoor activities,
often leading to transmission events to and from owners, other domestic animals and …

Comparative ecology uses interspecific relationships among traits, while accounting for the
phylogenetic non-independence of species, to uncover general evolutionary processes …

Background Digenean trematodes are parasitic platyhelminths that use several hosts in their
life cycles and are thereby embedded in various ecosystems affected by local environmental …