Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease affecting humans and other mammals and caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum. The regions in Northern Argentina (above 32...

Eggs of the Western spadefoot toad reached 100% mortality in all 29 clutches deposited at a pH below 5.0 in a temporary pond of the Doñana National Park (SW Spain) throughout the wet season of...

Wildfires, urbanization, and land-clearing for agriculture can be considered among the most important environmental disturbances in Mediterranean regions. Interspecific hybridization has been...

Understanding the processes that shape parasite diversification, their distribution and abundance provides valuable information on the dynamics and evolution of disease. In this study the...

Animals cannot synthesize carotenoid pigments de novo, and must consume them in their diet. Most mammals, including humans, are indiscriminate accumulators of carotenoids but inefficiently...