One of the most fascinating examples of parasite-induced host manipulation is that of hairworms, first, because they induce a spectacular "suicide" water-seeking behavior in their terrestrial insect hosts and, second, because the emergence of the parasite is not lethal per se for the host that...

We explored the idea that hosts infected with manipulative parasites might mitigate the costs of infection by collaborating with the parasite rather than resisting it. Nematomorphs are usually considered to be manipulative parasites of arthropods because they cause hosts to seek an aquatic...

[eng] By dismissing “the common status of biodiversity” as a colonial heritage of the rich countries (aimed at keeping a free access to developing country resources) and in claiming their national sovereignty on the said resources, developing countries have only played into the hands of...