(Adaptive) radiations have attracted evolutionary biologists for a long time as ideal model
systems to study patterns and processes of often rapid speciation. However, whereas a …

Ascaridoid nematodes comprise a wide range of heteroxenous parasites infecting top fish
predators and marine mammals as definitive hosts, with crustaceans, squids, and fishes …

Many new marine parasite species are added every year. Still, in some places, mainly
tropical regions, marine parasites have been little studied. An exhaustive review of the …

The metazoan parasite community and the stomach contents of the nursehound shark
Scyliorhinus stellaris from the Gulf of Naples (central Mediterranean Sea) were studied. The …

Sharks play a key role in the functioning of marine ecosystems and maintenance of trophic
web balance, including life cycles of parasites co-occurring in their habitats. We investigated …

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of deteriorated physicochemical conditions in the
river Jhelum on parasitic infestations and to investigate the potential of fish parasites as …

The nature and intensity of water pollution determine the effects on aquatic biota and aquatic
ecosystem health. The present study aimed at assessing the impact of the degraded …

Aim Trypanorhyncha cestodes comprise a wide range of heteroxenous parasites infecting
elasmobranchs as definitive hosts. Limited data exist on the larval infection of these …

Fish parasite communities can be directly influenced by characteristics of host species.
However, little is known about the host-parasite relationships in commercially important fish …

Parasites can impact the behavior of animals and alter the interplay with ecological factors in
their environment. Studying the effects that parasites have on animals thus requires accurate …