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Evolution and Ecology of Parasite Avoidance
Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 2022Parasite avoidance is a host defense that reduces an individual's contact rate with parasites. We investigate avoidance as a primary driver of variation among individuals in their risk of parasitism and the evolution of host–parasite interactions.
Amanda K, Gibson, Caroline R, Amoroso
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Emphasizing the ecology in parasite community ecology
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2007In natural systems, individuals are often co-infected by many species of parasites. However, the significance of interactions between species and the processes that shape within-host parasite communities remain unclear. Studies of parasite community ecology are often descriptive, focusing on patterns of parasite abundance across host populations rather
Amy B, Pedersen, Andy, Fenton
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Ecological Consequences of Parasite Invasions
2023Invasions of pathogens and parasites can have far-reaching ecological consequences in their recipient ecosystems. In this chapter, we provide a conceptual overview of the various mechanisms underlying these ecological consequences, which we illustrate using examples from the literature.
Thieltges, David W., Goedknegt, M. Anouk
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Ecology of Parasites in Mudflat Ecosystems
2018Mudflats are not only home to large numbers of bivalves, polychaetes, crustaceans, fish and birds, but also to diverse communities of parasites. In this chapter, we illustrate and explore how the resulting parasite-host interactions can affect host populations, communities and food webs in mudflat ecosystems, equalling in importance the effects ...
Thieltges, David W. +2 more
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Parasite community ecology and biodiversity
2002Abstract A wild-animal population is typically host to a whole community of parasites of different species. These parasite species may be sufficiently independent that their population dynamics can be investigated individually. In reality it would be more usual for multiple species to interact such that the presence of any one species ...
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Some Reflections on the Ecology of Parasitism
The Journal of Parasitology, 1958Ecology may be conveniently defined as the science which deals with the relationship of an organism to and with its environment. My visualization of this concept is one of a dynamic inter-relation. Perhaps we could borrow a phrase from the physical chemist and refer to this as a dynamic fluctuating equilibrium.
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Ecology and biogeography of marine parasites
2002A review is given of (mainly recent) work on the biodiversity, ecology, biogeography and practical importance of marine parasites. Problems in estimating species numbers have been thoroughly discussed for free-living species, and the main points of these discussions are reviewed here.
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Postcolonial Ecologies of Parasite and Host: Making Parasitism Cosmopolitan
Journal of the History of Biology, 2016The interest of F. Macfarlane Burnet in host-parasite interactions grew through the 1920s and 1930s, culminating in his book, Biological Aspects of Infectious Disease (1940), often regarded as the founding text of disease ecology. Our knowledge of the influences on Burnet's ecological thinking is still incomplete.
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Parasites in Ecological Communities
2011Interactions between competitors, predators and their prey have traditionally been viewed as the foundation of community structure. Parasites – long ignored in community ecology – are now recognized as playing an important part in influencing species interactions and consequently affecting ecosystem function.
Melanie J. Hatcher, Alison M. Dunn
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