Predation, herbivory, and parasitism are specific types of antagonistic interactions. In predation, one organism kills and consumes another. Predation provides energy to prolong the life and ...

The social parasitism that I address here is restricted to the ants that form mixed species nests and depend on labor provided by the host species workers. These nests typically have two or more ...

We are describing and documenting patterns of copepod species to determine how their diversity evolves. Copepods are one of the most abundant forms of life on Earth. They are dominant in the community ...

Our research focuses on: large scale colonisation events, including the colonisation of pools of seawater in coastal caves by primitive copepods and the repeated colonisation of freshwater habitats ...

Numerous studies show reproductive losses for individual host species (e.g. Strausberger and Ashley 1997). It has long been assumed that cowbird parasitism can result in changes in songbird ...

Anthelmintic resistance is a concern in the treatment of parasitic infections in small ruminants. The control of ...

A new species of wasp has been discovered parasitizing adult fruit flies – the first of its kind ever documented. Parasitoid ...

The modern landscape of communications has blanched the mystique associated with travel. With images of every corner of the ...

The Phytochemical Landscape: Linking Trophic Interactions and Nutrient Dynamics Mark D. Hunter The dazzling variation in plant chemistry is a primary mediator of trophic interactions, including ...

Sandy and Jim Parrill garden at Chaos, their acre of the Ozarks in Joplin, Missouri. Sandy is a lifelong gardener, Missouri ...

It’s easier to steal another seabird’s meal than catch your own fish. But this behaviour by skuas, frigatebirds and gulls is ...

As the height-of-summer floral abundance fades, goldenrods and asters fill the landscape with hits of yellow, purple, pink ...