Host manipulation by parasites encompasses a range of strategies whereby parasitic organisms induce alterations in the physiology, behaviour, or morphology of their hosts to enhance their own ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Nonnative species that escape their native-range parasites may benefit not only from reduced infection pathology, but also from relaxed ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The standing crop biomass of different populations or trophic levels reflects patterns of energy flow through an ecosystem. The contribution ...

Why do parasites harm their hosts? That's a question evolutionary biologists ask as they try to predict how a parasite might ...

Climate shapes how ants and parasite interact, fight, and evolve as temperature and humidity drive behavior and genetic change.

The relationship between parasite and host is as old as many of the world's earliest animals. In a new study, researchers present the first-ever evidence of a parasitic relationship, dating back 512 ...

Researchers have discovered new information about how a dangerous parasite takes control of a patient's cells as it spreads throughout their body, an important finding that could help in the ...

A biologist made an unexpected discovery while researching fish heads—a bizarre parasitic crustacean that replaces the tongue of its host. Kory Evans from Rice University in Houston spotted the ...