There is an increasing interest in unveiling the dynamics of parasite infection. Understanding the interaction patterns, and determinants of host-parasite association contributes to filling knowledge gaps in both community and disease ecology. Despite being targeted as a relevant group for conservation efforts, determinants of the association of amphibians and their parasites in broad scales ar...

During herpetofauna monitoring in Misión Nueva Pompeya locality, Chaco province, Argentina, an adult individual of the toad Rhinella major was captured. We examined specimen and found a tick attached to ventral surface its body. The identified as nymph Amblyomma argentinae, ectoparasite considered specific reptiles. This finding is first record this parasite-host association, increases host ran...

the genus sericothrips haliday is reported for the first time from iran, based on the materials collected on lotus sp. and identified as s. bicornis (karny). the illustrations are provided for the new record. this is the third genus of subfamily sericothripinae in iran. the number of thysanoptera genera in accordance with recent changes in iran as well as host association of iranian sericothrip...

Little is known about what determines patterns of host association of horizontally transmitted parasites over evolutionary timescales. We examine the evolution of associations between mushroom-feeding Drosophila flies (Diptera: Drosophilidae), particularly in the quinaria and testacea species groups, and their horizontally transmitted Howardula nematode parasites (Tylenchida: Allantonematidae)....