Predicting the emergence, spread and evolution of parasites within and among host
populations requires insight to both the spatial and temporal scales of adaptation, including …

There is increasing interest in the role that evolution may play in current and future
pandemics, but there is often also considerable confusion about the actual evolutionary …

Infectious disease contributed to historical declines and extirpations of bighorn sheep (Ovis
canadensis) in North America and continues to impede population restoration and …

Health care professionals, activists and scholars weigh in on how the US can address the
shortcomings of the" medical industrial complex" and extend affordable health care to all …

ABSTRACT Introduction: The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is the largest extant
carnivorous marsupial. Since 1996, its population has declined by 77% primarily due to a …

Strain competition plays an important role in shaping the dynamics of multiple pathogen
outbreaks in a population. Competition may lead to exclusion of some pathogens, while it …

National Book Award finalist Breathless tells the story of the worldwide scientific race to
decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to …

Recoveries of populations that have suffered severe disease-induced declines are being
observed across disparate taxa. Yet we lack theoretical understanding of the drivers and …

Throughout the last decades, the emergence of zoonotic diseases and the frequency of
disease outbreaks have increased substantially, fuelled by habitat encroachment and …

The theory of life-history evolution provides a powerful framework to understand the
evolutionary dynamics of pathogens. It assumes, however, that host populations are large …