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Mosquitoes are attracted to Plasmodium-infected birds
Parasites can manipulate their hosts to increase their transmission success. Avian malaria parasites (Plasmodium) are thought to alter the cues such as host odour, used by host-seeking mosquitoes....
Low levels of chemical anthropogenic pollution may threaten amphibians by impairing predator recognition
Recent studies suggest that direct mortality and physiological effects caused by pollutants are major contributing factors to global amphibian decline. This study shows how sublethal concentrations...