Euglenozoa is a species-rich group of protists, which have extremely diverse lifestyles and a
range of features that distinguish them from other eukaryotes. They are composed of free …

Declines in bumble bee species in the past 60 years are well documented in Europe, where
they are driven primarily by habitat loss and declines in floral abundance and diversity …

The dispersal of parasites is critical for epidemiology, and the interspecific vectoring of
parasites when species share resources may play an underappreciated role in parasite …

Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent
forces sha** the natural world. They affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of …

Recent declines of bee species have led to great interest in preserving and promoting bee
populations for agricultural and wild plant pollination. Many correlational studies have …

Bumblebees are familiar and charismatic insects, occurring throughout much of the world.
They are increasingly being used as a model organism for studying a wide range of …

Declines in many bumble bee species have been documented in Europe raising several
ecological and economic concerns. The nature and extent of bumble bee decline in North …

Trypanosomes and leishmanias are widely known parasites of humans. However, they are
just two out of several phylogenetic lineages that constitute the family Trypanosomatidae …

Bumblebees (Bombus spp.) have been declining rapidly in many temperate regions of the
Old World. Despite their ecological and economic importance as pollinators, North American …

Pathogen spread or 'spillover'can occur when heavily infected, domestic hosts interact with
closely-related wildlife populations. Commercially-produced bumble bees used in …