Interactions between hosts and their parasitic associates are fundamental to the structure and functioning of ecological communities. Parasites can regulate host population density, alter community ...

When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect Periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island. “I used to pluck them off the rocks and put them in buckets and keep them as pets and then ...

Parasite dynamics in biological invasions encompass the complex suite of interactions that ensue when non‐native species enter and establish in novel ecosystems. Invaders frequently benefit from enemy ...

Researchers discovered fossil evidence showing that spionid worms, parasites of modern oysters, were already infecting bivalves 480 million years ago. High-resolution scans revealed their distinctive ...

River otter poop is the perfect for Katrina Lohan's research as it contains DNA from worms, fish, and other organisms, including parasites. Image: National Zoo River otters are unequivocally cute. But ...

Living on a diet of blood requires some specific adaptations, such as a way to keep the food source flowing. To prevent their meal from turning into an indigestible clot, mosquitoes evolved very ...

A deadly parasite that can cause cancer-like tumors has been detected along the West Coast for the first time. According to a ...

Researchers have identified a type of chemical compound that, when applied to insecticide-treated bed nets, appears to kill the malaria-causing parasite in mosquitoes. Published in the journal Nature, ...