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 …

We review studies that have used molecular markers to address ecological and
microevolutionary processes in parasites. Our goal is to highlight areas of research that may …

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up
a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and …

For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of
childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos, and traumatic haircuts. But for a …

Parasite speciation and host–parasite coevolution should be studied at both
macroevolutionary and microevolutionary levels. Studies on a macroevolutionary scale …

Genetic information is used extensively to reconstruct the evolutionary and demographic
history of organisms. Recently, it has been suggested that genetic information from some …

We conducted an extensive literature review on studies that have used DNA sequences to
detect cryptic species of parasites during the last decade. Each literature citation that …

Explicit spatial analysis of infectious disease processes recognizes that host–pathogen
interactions occur in specific locations at specific times and that often the nature, direction …

Fish parasitological research associated with fisheries and aquaculture has expanded
remarkably over the past century. The application of parasites as biological tags has been …

(Adaptive) radiations have attracted evolutionary biologists for a long time as ideal model
systems to study patterns and processes of often rapid speciation. However, whereas a …