Kinetoplastid protists offer a unique opportunity for studying the evolution of parasitism.
While all their close relatives are either photo-or phagotrophic, a number of kinetoplastid …

Habitats are rapidly changing across the planet and the consequences will have major and
long-lasting effects on wildlife and their parasites. Birds harbor many types of blood …

Avian species are commonly infected by multiple parasites, however few studies have
investigated the environmental determinants of the prevalence of co-infection over a large …

The northern Andes, with their steep elevational and climate gradients, are home to an
exceptional diversity of flora and fauna, particularly rich in avian species that have adapted …

Latitudinal gradients are well-suited systems that may be helpful explaining distribution of
haemosporidian parasites and host susceptibility. We studied the prevalence, diversity and …

Haemosporida, vector-transmitted blood parasites, can have various effects and may also
exert selection pressures on their hosts. In this study we analyse the presence of …

Host traits can significantly influence patterns of infection and disease. Here, we studied the
helminths parasitizing the Italian edible frog Pelophylax kl. hispanicus, giving special …

Within animal hybrid zones, parasites may determine competitive outcomes between host
species and thus affect hybridization dynamics. We addressed this hypothesis by evaluating …

The geographic structuring of parasite communities across the range of a single host
species can illuminate patterns of host-population connectivity. To determine the location of …

In addition to the presence of a suitable host and vector, the prevalence of haemosporidians
is influenced by several important factors, including the environmental conditions of the …