Diseases of tropical reef organisms is an intensive area of study, but despite significant advances in methodology and the global knowledge base, identifying the proximate causes …
Background Corals are capable of launching diverse immune defenses at the site of direct contact with pathogens, but the molecular mechanisms of this activity and the colony-wide …
Tropical coral reefs harbour a reservoir of enormous biodiversity that is increasingly threatened by direct human activities and indirect global climate shifts. Emerging coral …
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 …
Octocorals are one of the most ubiquitous benthic organisms in marine ecosystems from the shallow tropics to the Antarctic deep sea, providing habitat for numerous organisms as well …
Climate Change and Wildlife Diseases: When Does the Host Matter the Most? Page 1 912 FORUM Ecology, Vol. 90, No. 4 2 D or o Ll. Mathur, KK, G. Harpalani, NL Kalra, GGK Murthy …
The inception of ecological immunology has led to an increase in the number of studies investigating the impact of environmental stressors on host immune defence mechanisms …
Humans are changing the environmental conditions of our planet, and animal immune functions are being affected by these modifications. For instance, a diversity of chemical …