BACKGROUND Contagious pathogens can trigger diverse changes in host social
behaviors, rewiring their social networks and profoundly influencing the extent and pace of …

Stress is an event that most animals experience and that induces a number of responses
involving all three regulatory systems, neural, endocrine and immune. When the stressor is …

1. Heterogeneity in the ability of hosts to transmit pathogens is among the most fundamental
concepts in disease dynamics and has major implications for disease control strategies. 2 …

Physiological Adaptations for Breeding in Birds is the most current and comprehensive
account of research on avian reproduction. It develops two unique themes: the consideration …

Ecological immunology and disease ecology are two relatively young disciplines that apply
ecological approaches and principles to traditionally non‐ecological fields. In both cases, an …

Infection may modify the behaviour of the host and of its conspecifics in a group, potentially
altering social connectivity. Because many infectious diseases are transmitted through …

Sickness behavior, a coordinated set of behavioral changes in response to infection, lies at
the intersection of immunology, endocrinology, and evolutionary biology. Sickness behavior …

There is nothing like a pandemic to get the world thinking about how infectious diseases
affect individual behavior. In this respect, sick animals can behave in ways that are …

Pancreatic cancer is considered as one of the most lethal types of cancer due to its poor
prognosis and lack of effective therapeutic approaches. Although many studies have been …

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an infectious disease of hibernating bats that has killed
millions of bats since it first emerged in eastern North America in 2006. The disease is …