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evolutionary scale, the influence of host sociality on parasite genetic
structure and the reciprocal selection pressure imposed by each species
on the other can strongly influence the evolutionary outcome of
host-parasite interactions. I use a comparative framework of permanent
ectoparasites (wing mites, bat flies) and several closely related
European bat species to explore the effects of host social system on
parasite infection dynamics and population genetic structure.
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The influence of host social system on hostparasite evolutionary dynamics, with Gerald Kerth, University of Greifswald + Bart
Kempenaers, Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics,
MPI for Ornithology Seewiesen
