If you think doomscrolling leads to sleepless nights, imagine waking up in bed with a blood-sucking monster the size of a ...

It may be easy to assume then, that since parasites are generally inconspicuous, they play less important roles in community ecology than free-living organisms. Yet advances in the field of ...

Butterfly collections are a common sight in museums, their brightly colored wings and unique patterns drawing the eyes of ...

Infections with parasites often entail no recognizable signs in many wildlife species, but can still have negative effects ...

Grim, T. The evolution of nestling discrimination by hosts of parasitic birds: why is rejection so rare? Evolutionary Ecology Research 8, 785–802 (2008). Hauber, M. E. Researching wildlife in ...

In a recent paper published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, Wood explores how such methodology could help researchers address ecological questions about not only fish but other aquatic taxa. The ...

Ian Oliphant, a Vancouver Island University biology student, conducted the first survey in B.C. on the population of helminth ...

Emerging infectious diseases have sparked concern throughout the scientific community due to the threats posed to global biodiversity and, consequently, their impact on the structure and function of ...

Despite a long history of research on T. gondii and frequent coverage in popular science, fundamental questions regarding the ecology and epidemiology of this cosmopolitan parasite are poorly ...

I am mother, parasite researcher, and driving force for women in science. I am a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Wildlife Management and Ecology Bachelor Program, Colorado ...

I pursue studies in three broad areas: The influence of land use change (particularly urbanization) on species interactions, such predator-prey, host-parasite, or host-microbiome interactions; The ...

As an evolutionary biologist, Soares' research passions gravitate around ornithology, parasitology and disease ecology. She is interested in understanding host-parasite interactions over time and ...