Aim To integrate ecological fitting, the oscillation hypothesis and the taxon pulse hypothesis
into a coherent null model for the evolution of complex host–parasite associations. Location …

Novel fossil discoveries have contributed to our understanding of the evolutionary
appearance of parasitism in flatworms. Furthermore, genetic analyses with greater coverage …

The concordance of evolutionary histories and extant species interactions provides a useful
metric for addressing questions of how the structure of ecological communities is influenced …

While monogenean worms are mainly parasites of the gills and skin of fish, and to a lesser
extent parasites of the oral cavity, urinary bladder, and/or conjunctival sacs of amphibians …

Investigating patterns and processes of parasite diversification over ancient geological
periods should involve comparisons of host and parasite phylogenies in a biogeographic …

The taxonomic framework of Ligophorus, monogenean specialists of the gills of grey mullets
(Mugilidae), is evaluated and its interspecific relationships are assessed for the first time …

That evolutionary history can influence the way that species interact is a basic tenet of
evolutionary ecology. However, when the role of evolution in determining ecological …

Polystomatid flatworms (Platyhelminthes) are monogenean parasites that infect exclusively
aquatic or semi-aquatic sarcopterygians such as the Australian lungfish, amphibians …

We examined for the presence of trypanosomes in blood samples from 259 anurans (47
species from 8 families), the majority of which were from the Brazilian Amazonia, Atlantic …

In the present study, we aimed to describe the composition of endoparasites associated with
anurans from an altitudinal rainforest enclave in northeastern Brazil. Additionally, we tested …