Seasonal variations in temperature, rainfall and resource availability are ubiquitous and can
exert strong pressures on population dynamics. Infectious diseases provide some of the best …

There are many different factors involved in parasitism. The general concept of “filters”
proposed by Combes includes “encounter filters”(behavior, biodiversity) and “compatibility …

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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 …

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 …

Hendra virus (HeV) is a lethal paramyxovirus which emerged in humans in 1994. Poor
understanding of HeV dynamics in Pteropus spp.(flying fox or fruit bat) reservoir hosts has …

Many disease ecologists and conservation biologists believe that the world is wormier than it
used to be—that is, that parasites are increasing in abundance through time. This argument …

Parasites play an important role in the structure and function of arctic ecosystems, systems
that are currently experiencing an unprecedented rate of change due to various …

Coinfection of a host by multiple parasite species is commonly observed and recent
epidemiological work indicates that coinfection can enhance parasite transmission. This …

We examined the hypothesis that the interaction between concomitant infecting parasites
modifies host susceptibility, parasite intensity and the pattern of parasite distribution within …