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Many pathogens can infect several host species, which complicates the management of wildlife diseases. Even for generalist pathogens, hosts are not eq...
Read moreHosts may evolve defences that make them less susceptible and suitable to herbivores impacting their fitness. Due to climate change-driven range expan...
Read moreAlthough research has focused on density-dependent responses of hosts to single-parasite infections, hosts are exposed to numerous parasites simultane...
Read moreArthropods are important players in biological control as pests, control agents and transmitters of invertebrate diseases. Arthropods are frequently i...
Read moreThe population dynamics of B. globosus were studied at 5 river sites in the Zimbabwe highveld for between 4 and 28 months. Adult snail abundance, recr...
Read moreAs biting lice (Mallophaga) pass their whole life on the host, they have little opportunity for dispersal, except during direct contact between host i...
Read morePlant pathogens are introduced to new geographical regions ever more frequently as global connectivity increases. Predicting the threat they pose to p...
Read moreIn farmland biodiversity, a potential risk to the larvae of non-target Lepidoptera from genetically modified (GM) Bt-maize expressing insecticidal Cry...
Read moreAccurate quantification of infection parameters is necessary to ensure effective surveillance, investigation and mitigation of infectious diseases. Ho...
Read moreIdentifying the mechanisms underlying biological invasions can inform the management of invasive species. The enemy release hypothesis (ERH) suggests ...
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