Effects of predation risk on parasite–host interactions and wildlife diseases

DW Thieltges, PTJ Johnson, A van Leeuwen… - Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Landscapes of fear can determine the dynamics of entire ecosystems. In response to
perceived predation risk, prey can show physiological, behavioral, or morphological trait …

Effect of predation risk on parasite transmission from first to second intermediate trematode hosts

A Cornelius, C Buschbaum, M Khosravi… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Predators can affect parasite–host interactions when directly preying on hosts or their
parasites. However, predators may also have non‐consumptive indirect effects on parasite …

Ectoparasitic mites exert non-consumptive effects on the larvae of a fruit fly host

CJ Horn, S Robinson, H Tang, LT Luong - Parasitology, 2023 - cambridge.org
The mere presence of predators or parasites can negatively impact the fitness of prey or
hosts. Exposure to predators during an organism's development can have deleterious …

Relative contributions of parasite consumptive and non-consumptive effects to host population suppression in simulated fly–mite populations

CJ Horn, DR Visscher, LT Luong - Oecologia, 2022 - Springer
The “ecology of fear” framework was developed to describe the impacts predators have on
potential prey and prey populations, outside of consumption/predation (ie non-consumptive …

The threat of parasitism impairs immune function in host caterpillars

M Garvey, C Creighton, I Kaplan - Ecological Research, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nonconsumptive effects (NCE) from natural enemy presence are known to change the
behavior, morphology, and development of potential victims. However, the overwhelming …

Non-consumptive effects of an ectoparasitic mite on a Drosophila host

CJ Horn - 2022 - era.library.ualberta.ca
Parasite ecologists have increasingly recognized that parasites have ecologically significant
roles beyond infection. One mechanism by which parasites influence their communities …