Diet analysis is a critical content of animal ecology and the diet analysis methods have been
constantly improving and updating. Contrary to traditional methods of high labor intensity …

Protocols for characterizing taxonomic assemblages by deep sequencing of short DNA
barcode regions (metabarcoding) have revolutionized our understanding of microbial …

Simple Summary Zoonoses are a growing threat to human health. Therefore, their
surveillance is especially important in densely populated areas such as cities. Modern cities …

Eye flukes (Diplostomidae) are diverse and abundant trematode parasites that form multi-
species communities in fish with negative effects on host fitness and survival. However, the …

Shared ecological conditions encountered by species that colonize islands often lead to the
evolution of convergent phenotypes, commonly referred to as “island syndrome”. Reduced …

The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) was discovered in 1998 as the
cause of chytridiomycosis, an emerging infectious disease causing mass declines in …

The helminth fauna present in the gut contents of Iberian adders, Vipera seoanei
(Squamata: Viperidae), were characterised and analysed in respect to biological and eco …

Vertebrates rely on their gut microbiome for digestion, and changes to gut microbial
communities can impact host health. Past work, primarily in model organisms, has revealed …

Shared ecological conditions encountered by species that colonize islands often lead to the
evolution of convergent phenotypes, commonly referred to as “island syndrome”. Reduced …

Abstract 1 Shared ecological conditions encountered by species that colonize islands often
lead to the 2 evolution of convergent phenotypes, commonly referred to as “island …