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Opening the black box of the invasion of Corbicula clams (Bivalvia, Corbiculidae) in South America: a genetic and morphological evaluation by Ludwig, Sandra, Darrigran, Gustavo, Boeger, Walter A.

“…Among species of Corbicula , only the hermaphroditic androgenetic lineages are invasive while sexual species are restricted to the native range (mainly Asia)…”
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Understanding Host-Switching by Ecological Fitting by Araujo, Sabrina B L, Braga, Mariana Pires, Brooks, Daniel R, Agosta, Salvatore J, Hoberg, Eric P, von Hartenthal, Francisco W, Boeger, Walter A

“…Despite the fact that parasites are highly specialized with respect to their hosts, empirical evidence demonstrates that host switching rather than…”
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Emerging infectious disease: An underappreciated area of strategic concern for food security by Brooks, Daniel R., Hoberg, Eric P., Boeger, Walter A., Trivellone, Valeria

“…Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) increasingly threaten global food security and public health. Despite technological breakthroughs, we are losing the battle…”
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Embracing Colonizations: A New Paradigm for Species Association Dynamics by Nylin, Sören, Agosta, Salvatore, Bensch, Staffan, Boeger, Walter A., Braga, Mariana P., Brooks, Daniel R., Forister, Matthew L., Hambäck, Peter A., Hoberg, Eric P., Nyman, Tommi, Schäpers, Alexander, Stigall, Alycia L., Wheat, Christopher W., Österling, Martin, Janz, Niklas

“…Parasite–host and insect–plant research have divergent traditions despite the fact that most phytophagous insects live parasitically on their host plants. In…”
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Rapid divergence, molecular evolution, and morphological diversification of coastal host-parasite systems from southern Brazil by Bueno-Silva, Marlus, Boeger, Walter A

“…This study assessed the role of historical processes on the geographic isolation, molecular evolution, and morphological diversification of host-parasite…”
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Position of Polyclithrum within Gyrodactylidae (Monogenoidea): incongruences between morphological and molecular phylogenies by Ciccheto, Juliana Rosa Matias, Razzolini, Emanuel Luis, de Buron, Isaure, Boeger, Walter A.

“…This study aimed to enhance our understanding in monogenoid evolution by using morphological and molecular data to determine kinship relationships between…”
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‘Accidents waiting to happen’—Insights from a simple model on the emergence of infectious agents in new hosts by Feronato, Sofia G., Araujo, Sabrina, Boeger, Walter A.

“…This study evaluates through modelling the possible individual and combined effect of three populational parameters of pathogens (reproduction rate; rate of…”
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Drivers of parasite sharing among Neotropical freshwater fishes by Braga, Mariana P., Razzolini, Emanuel, Boeger, Walter A.

“…1. Because host–parasite interactions are so ubiquitous, it is of primary interest for ecologists to understand the factors that generate, maintain and…”
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The role of ecological opportunity in shaping host–parasite networks by D'Bastiani, Elvira, Campião, Karla M., Boeger, Walter A., Araújo, Sabrina B. L.

“…Despite the great interest to quantify the structure of host–parasite interaction networks, the real influence of some factors such as taxonomy, host body size…”
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Effect of Host-Switching on the Ecological and Evolutionary Patterns of Parasites by D’Bastiani, Elvira, Princepe, Débora, Marquitti, Flavia M D, Boeger, Walter A, Campião, Karla M, Araujo, Sabrina B L

“…Abstract Speciation via host-switching is a macroevolutionary process that emerges from a microevolutionary dynamic where individual parasites switch hosts,…”
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Ecological super‐spreaders drive host–range oscillations: Omicron and risk space for emerging infectious disease by Boeger, Walter A., Brooks, Daniel R., Trivellone, Valeria, Agosta, Salvatore J., Hoberg, Eric P.

“…The unusual genetic diversity of the Omicron strain has led to speculation about its origin. The mathematical modelling platform developed for the Stockholm…”
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Phylogenetic status and historical origins of the oviparous and viviparous gyrodactylids (Monogenoidea, Gyrodactylidea) by Boeger, Walter A., Kritsky, Delane C., Patella, Luciana, Bueno‐Silva, Marlus

“…Phylogenetic analyses of sequences of the 18S rDNA and MT‐CO2 gene fragments indicated that the oviparous and viviparous gyrodactylid‐like monogenoids formed…”
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Neotropical Monogenoidea. 63. Atopogyrodactylus praecipuus gen. et sp. n. (Gyrodactylidae), an oviparous gyrodactylid from the external surface of a bristlenose catfish Ancistrus sp. (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rondônian Amazon, Brazil by Kritsky, Delane C, Boeger, Walter A, Patella, Luciana

“…Atopogyrodactylus n. gen. (Gyrodactylidae) is proposed for Atopogyrodactylus praecipuus n. sp. (type species by monotypy), a protandrous and oviparous…”
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Postglacial expansion pathways of red mangrove, Rhizophora mangle, in the Caribbean Basin and Florida by Kennedy, John Paul, Pil, Maria W., Proffitt, C. Edward, Boeger, Walter A., Stanford, Alice M., Devlin, Donna J.

“…PREMISE OF THE STUDY: The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) was a period of massive range contraction. Post-LGM, water-dispersed coastal species, including the red…”
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Neotropical Monogenoidea 64. Cosmetocleithrum falsunilatum sp. n. (Monogenoidea, Dactylogyridae) parasite of the gills of Megalodoras uranoscopus (Siluriformes, Doradidae) from the Solimões river, near Iquitos, Peru by Feronato, Sofia Galvão, Razzolini, Emanuel, Morey, Germán Augusto Murrieta, Boeger, Walter A.

“…Megalodoras uranoscopus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann) (Siluriformes, Doradidae) (the giant-talking catfish or the giant-raphael catfish), from the Peruvian Amazon,…”
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Host use dynamics in a heterogeneous fitness landscape generates oscillations in host range and diversification by Braga, Mariana P., Araujo, Sabrina B. L., Agosta, Salvatore, Brooks, Daniel, Hoberg, Eric, Nylin, Sören, Janz, Niklas, Boeger, Walter A.

“…Colonization of novel hosts is thought to play an important role in parasite diversification, yet little consensus has been achieved about the…”
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Food security and emerging infectious disease: risk assessment and risk management by Trivellone, Valeria, Hoberg, Eric P, Boeger, Walter A, Brooks, Daniel R

“…Climate change, emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and food security create a dangerous nexus. Habitat interfaces, assumed to be efficient buffers, are being…”
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Phylogeny, species delimitation and ecological and morphological diversity of Characithecium (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) by Wendt, Emília W., Malabarba, Luiz R., Braga, Mariana P., Boeger, Walter A., Landis, Michael, Carvalho, Tiago P.

“…Characithecium (Monogenoidea, Dactylogyridae) is a genus containing nine species that live on the gills of a characid clade containing genera Astyanax,…”
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Gyrodactylus lilianae n. sp. (Polyonchoinea: Gyrodactylidae) from Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard) (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from southern Brazil: a potential nuisance for aquaculture by Razzolini, Emanuel, Murari, Anelise Levay, Baldisserotto, Bernardo, Boeger, Walter A.

“…Species of Monogenoidea (Platyhelminthes) are in its majority ectoparasites of marine and freshwater fishes. Many species of the group can promote great…”
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An integrated parasitology: revealing the elephant through tradition and invention by Hoberg, Eric P, Agosta, Salvatore J, Boeger, Walter A, Brooks, Daniel R

“…Highlights • An integrated parasitology drives fundamental insights about the changing biosphere. • A correct taxonomy is the gateway to history, ecology, and…”
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