Enteric illnesses remain the second largest source of communicable diseases worldwide,
and wild birds are suspected sources for human infection. This has led to efforts to reduce …

(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 …

Biodiversity loss may increase the risk of infectious disease in a phenomenon known as the
dilution effect. Circumstances that increase the likelihood of disease dilution are:(i) when …

Body size influences many traits including those that affect host competence, the propensity
to cause new infections. Here, we employ a new framework to reveal that, for at least two …

The new fields of ecological immunology and disease ecology have begun to merge, and
the classic fields of immunology and epidemiology are beginning to blend with them. This …

Among the many anthropogenic changes that impact humans and wildlife, one of the most
pervasive but least understood is light pollution. Although detrimental physiological and …

Migratory animals are simultaneously challenged by the physiological demands of long-
distance movements and the need to avoid natural enemies including parasites and …

The transmission of pathogens between wildlife and livestock is a globally recognised threat
to the livestock industry, as well as to human and wildlife health. Wild cervids are susceptible …

Individual hosts differ extensively in their competence for parasites, but traditional research
has discounted this variation, partly because modeling such heterogeneity is difficult. This …

Host behaviour can prevent infection and moderate the fitness of parasites. Antiparasite
behaviours are prevalent in many host–parasite systems and occur over fine or broad …