Biogeographic patterns of parasite diversity are useful for determining how host–parasite
interactions can influence speciation. However, variation in methodologies and sampling …

Haemosporida is a large group of vector‐borne intracellular parasites that infect
amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. This group includes the different malaria …

Recovery from infection is not always complete, and mild chronic infection may persist.
Although the direct costs of such infections are apparently small, the potential for any long …

We compared information obtained by both microscopy and nested mitochondrial
cytochrome b PCR in determining prevalence of haemosporidian infections in naturally …

Avian malaria parasites (Plasmodium) occur commonly in wild birds and are an increasingly
popular model system for understanding host–parasite co‐evolution. However, whether …

One group of commonly found parasites in birds, for which fitness consequences and effects
on life history traits have been much debated are Haemosporidian blood parasites. In a long …

Avian malaria parasites are supposed to exert negative effects on host fitness because
these intracellular parasites affect host metabolism. Recent advances in molecular …

A parasite's ability to be a specialist vs. a generalist may have consequences for its
prevalence within one or more if its host species. In this study we investigated the …

1. In recent years there has been much interest in physiological trade-offs involving host
immune function and parasite defence, with the suggestion that they could play a pivotal role …

Parasites can have important effects on host populations influencing either fecundity or
mortality, but understanding the magnitude of these effects in endemic host–parasite …