Population genetic studies provide insights into the basic biology of arthropod disease
vectors by estimating dispersal patterns and their potential to spread pathogens. In wingless …

Spatial disease ecology is emerging as a new field that requires the integration of
complementary approaches to address how the distribution and movements of hosts and …

The family Ixodidae, whose members are commonly known as hard ticks, currently
comprises 137 Neotropical species, most of which are endemic to this region. Here we …

Extreme and remote environments provide useful settings to test ideas about the ecological
and evolutionary drivers of biological diversity. In the sub‐A ntarctic, isolation by geographic …

Ticks (order: Ixodida) are a highly diverse and ecologically important group of ectoparasitic
blood-feeding organisms. One such species, the seabird tick (Ixodes uriae), is widely …

Midichloria spp. are intracellular bacterial symbionts of ticks. Representatives of this genus
colonise mitochondria in the cells of their hosts. To shed light on this unique interaction we …

The seabird tick Ixodes uriae White 1852, has the most extensive geographical distribution
of all tick species, including Afrotropical, Australasian, Nearctic, Neotropical and Palearctic …

Emerging and re‐emerging tick‐borne diseases threaten public health and the wellbeing of
domestic animals and wildlife globally. The adoption of an evolutionary ecology framework …

Background When colonization and gene flow depend on host-mediated dispersal, a key
factor affecting vector dispersal potential is the time spent on the host for the blood meal, a …

Climate change is most strongly felt in the polar regions of the world, with significant impacts
on the species that live there. The arrival of parasites and pathogens from more temperate …