Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) evolves because body size is usually related to reproductive
success through different pathways in females and males. Female body size is strongly …

Based on published records and original data, we present a checklist of metazoan parasites
of Mexican amphibians and reptiles. This checklist includes information for 430 nominal taxa …

Abstract Knowledge about the identity of parasites in vertebrates is relevant because of their
influence on ecological processes and health of their hosts. This is particularly important for …

This study concerns the patterns of parasitism by the larvae of Eutrombicula alfreddugesi
(Oudemans, 1910) on three species of Tropidurus Wied, 1820 from Cerrado habitats of …

We studied the parasitism by the chigger mite Eutrombicula alfreddugesi on four sympatric
lizard species of the genus Tropidurus in Morro do Chapéu, Bahia state, Brazil: T. hispidus …

Numerous arthropod taxa are important in human and veterinary medicine. The salivary
secretions and feces of arthropods can cause allergic reactions in host vertebrates or harbor …

We compiled a check list of the herpetofauna of Nuevo León. We documented 132 species
(23 amphibians, 109 reptiles), representing 30 families (11 amphibians, 19 reptiles) and 73 …

This book series describes the diversity, ecology, evolution, anthropology, archeology and
geology of an unusually diverse site in the desert that is paradoxically one of the most …

A febrile response, or a raised body temperature in response to infection, has been widely
documented in various species of reptiles in laboratory trials. However, whether and how …

Parasites can significantly influence the health of the host by inhibiting important
physiological and behavioral processes. Some factors like body size, age of host, sex, and …