Patterns of local adaptation are expected to emerge when selection is spatially
heterogeneous and sufficiently strong relative to the action of other evolutionary forces. The …

The measurement of host specificity goes well beyond counting how many host species can
successfully be used by a parasite. In particular, specificity can be assessed with respect to …

Parasites and infectious diseases are everywhere and represent some of the most potent
forces shaping the natural world. They affect almost every aspect imaginable in the life of …

Parasites have evolved independently in numerous animal lineages, and they now make up
a considerable proportion of the biodiversity of life. Not only do they impact humans and …

Measures of population genetic structure and diversity of disease-causing organisms are
commonly used to draw inferences regarding their evolutionary history and potential to …

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 …

Determining patterns of host use, and the frequency at which these patterns change, are of
key importance if we are to understand tick population dynamics, the evolution of tick …

The study of parasite local adaptation, whereby parasites perform better on sympatric hosts
than on allopatric hosts and/or better on their own host population than do other parasites, is …

META-ANALYSIS USES SUMMARY STATISTICS like effect sizes to combine information
from multiple studies. Yet a common problem encountered when collecting information for …

Adaptive divergence among populations can result in local adaptation, whereby genotypes
in native environments exhibit greater fitness than genotypes in novel environments. A body …