Urban greening has benefits for both human and environmental health. However, urban
greening might also have negative effects as the abundance of wild rats, which can host and …

Coexistence theories develop rapidly at the ecology forefront suffering from interdisciplinary
gaps and a lack of universality. The modern coexistence theory (MCT) was developed to …

Laboratory experiments in which blood‐borne parasitic microbes evolve in their animal
hosts offer an opportunity to study parasite evolution and adaptation in real time and under …

Background Pathogens face strong selection from host immune responses, yet many host
populations support pervasive pathogen populations. We investigated this puzzle in a model …

Understanding how environmental drivers influence the assembly of parasite communities,
in addition to how parasites may interact at an infracommunity level, are fundamental …

Parasites, including pathogens, can adapt to better exploit their hosts on many scales,
ranging from within an infection of a single individual to series of infections spanning …

Disentangling the mechanisms that mediate the relationships between species diversity and
disease risk has both theoretical and applied implications. We employed a model system of …

Rodents are major reservoirs of pathogens that can cause disease in humans and livestock.
It is therefore important to know what pathogens naturally circulate in rodent populations …

Simple Summary In this era, characterized by remarkable anthropogenic impacts on wildlife,
it is crucial to monitor the health of wild animal populations while minimizing the interference …

Coexistence theories develop rapidly at the ecology forefront, outpacing their experimental
testing. I discuss the reasons for this gap, call on interdisciplinary researchers to construct a …