More than 60% of human infectious diseases are caused by pathogens shared with wild or
domestic animals. Zoonotic disease organisms include those that are endemic in human …

Low-income countries (LICs) in Africa, southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbeans
constitute potential hotspots for future outbreaks of infectious zoonoses. A comprehensive …

Wild organisms are under increasing pressure to adapt rapidly to environmental changes.
Predicting the impact of these changes on natural populations requires an understanding of …

Host individuals and populations often vary in their responses to infection, with direct
consequences for pathogen spread and evolution. While considerable work has focused on …

The evolution of higher virulence during disease emergence has been predicted by
theoretical models, but empirical studies of short-term virulence evolution following …

Immune memory evolved to protect hosts from reinfection, but incomplete responses that
allow future reinfection may inadvertently select for more-harmful pathogens. We present …

Wild bird feeding often results in high densities of birds, potentially facilitating transmission
of disease. Wild birds are major reservoirs of many zoonotic diseases, and although a …

A central question in evolutionary biology is how interactions between organisms and the
environment shape genetic differentiation. The pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis …

Infectious diseases can cause host mortality through direct or indirect mechanisms,
including altered behavior. Diminished anti‐predator behavior is among the most‐studied …

Introduction of free-living species also results in co-introduction of their parasites. Since
recent advances have shown that native parasites dramatically alter food web structure, I …