Temperature fluctuations such as heatwaves can have very different effects on infection rates and disease outcomes depending on the average background temperature, says a report published today in ...

Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, Vol. 373, No. 1751, Theo Murphy meeting issue: Evolution of pathogen and parasite avoidance behaviours (19 July 2018), pp. 1-10 (10 pages) Mammalian ...

Parasite spore clusters (Ordospora colligata) seen as black dots within the gut of the host, Daphnia magna. New research from scientists at Trinity College Dublin strongly implies that heatwaves have ...

How well bees tolerate temperature extremes could determine their ability to persist in a changing climate. But heat tolerance varies between and within populations, so entomologists examined bee ...

As the planet heats up, polar bears are being exposed to more parasites, bacteria and viruses, likely through their food, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE. Since ...