Although parasites are widely touted as representing a large fraction of the Earth's total
biodiversity, several questions remain about the magnitude of parasite diversity, our ability to …

Research on speciation and adaptive radiation has flourished during the past decades, yet
factors underlying initiation of reproductive isolation often remain unknown. Parasites …

Fleas are one of the most interesting and fascinating taxa of ectoparasites. All species in this
relatively small order are obligatory haematophagous (blood-feeding) parasites of higher …

Statistical correlations of biodiversity patterns across multiple trophic levels have received
considerable attention in various types of interacting assemblages, forging a universal …

Vector and host communities, as well as habitat characteristics, may have important but
different impacts on the prevalence, richness and evenness of vector‐borne parasites. We …

Parasite–host coevolutionary races are spatially variable across species' or human cultural
ranges. Assortative sociality, biased toward local conspecifics, and limited dispersal …

Comparative ecology uses interspecific relationships among traits, while accounting for the
phylogenetic non-independence of species, to uncover general evolutionary processes …

We studied latitudinal patterns in the species richness (SR), the phylogenetic diversity (PD),
and the functional diversity (FD) of fleas and their mammalian hosts. We asked whether …

We provide an overview of the current state of knowledge of parasites in biological invasions
by alien species. Parasites have frequently been invoked as drivers of invasions, but have …

Ectoparasite load in small mammals can be influenced by both environmental conditions
and host species characteristics. However, the nature of these influences is poorly …