Understanding traits influencing the distribution of genetic diversity has major ecological and
evolutionary implications for host–parasite interactions. The genetic structure of parasites is …

The most deleterious stage of a trematode life cycle occurs in the first intermediate host
where the parasite penetrates as a miracidium and asexually multiplicates in sporocysts or …

Amongst other factors, topographic features can influence the genetic variability among
populations of marine organisms. This applies to host species but also to their parasites …

Broad tapeworms (Diphyllobothriidea) are parasites whose adults are capable of infecting a
wide range of freshwater, marine and terrestrial tetrapods including humans. Previous works …

Larval stages of the widely distributed digenean species Proctoeces maculatus (Looss,
1901) were reported 40 years ago from South Africa in the common octopus, Octopus …

In recent field studies, suspected gymnophallid metacercariae were histologically located in
the mantle of mussels from the Norwegian Sea. Mussels from the sites in which that infection …

Assessing genetic connectivity among populations in high gene flow species is sometimes
insufficient to evaluate demographic connectivity. Genetic differentiation quickly becomes …

Cerastoderma edule (edible cockle) is among the most exploited bivalves in Europe playing
an important socio-economic role. Cockles live in estuaries and lagoons where their …

Researchers often use surrogate species for assessing biodiversity—organisms that can
indicate the presence of additional taxa or provide insight into environmental processes. As …

Species colonizations (both natural and anthropogenic) can be associated with genetic
founder effects, where founding populations demonstrate significant genetic bottlenecks …