The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease
Byers, J.E.; Blakeslee, A.M.H.; Wares, J.P. (Ed.) (2026). The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series. Oxford University Press: New York. ISBN 9780197790809. 376 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.001.0001
Part of: Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series. Oxford University Press: New York. , more
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emergent disease, heritability, evolutionary ecology, dispersal, sentinel study, biogeography, biological invasion, baseline infection, environmental stressor, predator-mediated parasitism |
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- Byers, J.E., editor
- Blakeslee, A.M.H., editor
- Wares, J.P., editor
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- Lafferty, K.D. (2026). When is a parasite a problem?, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 5-14. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0002, more
- Hewson, I.; Rede, J. (2026). Investigating marine mass mortality using rapid nucleic acid sequencing and artificial intelligence, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 15-36. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0003, more
- Shields, J.D. (2026). The use of sentinel studies for assessing disease transmission in marine systems, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 37-58. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0004, more
- Brown, A.; Brandt, M.; Mydlarz, L.D.; Apprill, A. (2026). Adapting the disease triad to a spectrum for coral disease, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 59-78. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0005, more
- Krueger-Hadfield, S.A.; Bonthond, G.; Gachon, C.M.M.; Kuba, G.M.; Lane, C.E.; Martínez, E.R.; Brodie, J. (2026). Algal diseases and their intricate relationship with evolutionary ecology, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 79-106. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0006, more
- Shields, J.D.; Chen, X. (2026). The impact of Hematodinium perezi on American blue crabs, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 107-122. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0007, more
- Poulin, R.; Thieltges, D.W. (2026). Patterns and processes in marine parasite biogeography and macroecology, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 123-146. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0008, more
- George-Nascimento, M.; Muñoz, G.; Martínez-Aguayo, V.; Rodriguez, S.M. (2026). Community patterns in trophically transmitted helminth parasites of marine fish assemblages in Chile, southeastern Pacific Ocean, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 147-161. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0009, more
- Fowler, A.E.; Pagenkopp Lohan, K.M.; Torchin, M.E.; Blakeslee, A.M.H. (2026). Introduced marine parasites: A latitudinal perspective, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 162-180. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0010, more
- Wood, C.L.; Commisso, G.; Cruz-Laufer, A.J.; Díaz-Morales, D.M.; McClenachan, L.; Rollins, R.L.; Šlapeta, J.; Whalen, C. (2026). What is “normal”?: Defining baseline states of infection for ecosystems, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 181-202. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0011, more
- Marcogliese, D.J.; Blanar, C.A.; Locke, S.A. (2026). Effects of natural and anthropogenic environmental stressors on disease and host–parasite interactions in marine ecosystems, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 203-234. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0012, more
- Thieltges, D.W.; He, H.; Johnson, P.T.J.; Koprivnikar, J.; van Leeuwen, A.; Poulin, R. (2026). How predators affect marine parasites and diseases, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 235-250. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0013, more
- Tomamichel, M. (2026). Temperature effects on marine disease, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 251-267. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0014, more
- Aoki, L.R.; Graham, O.J.; Yoshioka, R.M.; Maher, R.L.; Alma, L.; Hofmann, E.E.; Burge, C.A.; Groner, M.L. (2026). From microbes to meadows: How community interactions drive eelgrass wasting disease across scales, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 268-286. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0015, more
- Sotka, E.E.; Strand, A.E. (2026). Heritability of host responses to parasites in marine and estuarine communities, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 287-298. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0016, more
- Davinack, A.A.; Williams, J.D. (2026). From sediment to shells: The evolution of parasitism in the Polydora complex (Polychaeta: Spionidae), in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 299-320. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0017, more
- Kelly, M.W.; Miller, L. (2026). Aquaculture and the eco-evolutionary dynamics of marine disease, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 321-329. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0018, more
- Tepolt, C. (2026). Dispersal and the evolutionary landscape of marine parasitism, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 330-343. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0019, more
- Wares, J.P.; Blakeslee, A.M.H.; Byers, J.E. (2026). Conclusion: The biodiversity of disease, in: Byers, J.E. et al. The ecology and evolution of marine parasites and disease. Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases series, : pp. 344-348. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780197790847.003.0020, more
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| Abstract |
Reports of marine parasites and diseases are increasing worldwide; however, they are woefully understudied compared to their terrestrial counterparts. Part of the disparity stems from the logistical difficulties of working and sampling in the ocean as well as the open nature of many marine populations, which decrease the visibility and tractability of marine parasites. As the knowledge base of marine parasites and diseases is built, it must be recognized that such a process is more than just cataloguing species. Rather, appropriate frameworks for understanding which parasites and diseases are impactful, how they affect species other than their hosts, how they are exacerbated by environmental factors, and how they may adapt to conditions of global change are needed. The fields of ecology and evolution provide an important framework to gain that detailed, contextualized understanding. To that end, The Ecology and Evolution of Marine Parasites and Disease synthesizes the cutting-edge approaches to these fields by some of the top marine parasitologists in the world studying from these perspectives. The book has five sections that (1) explicate what makes certain parasites problematic and how to detect and monitor those that are; (2) provide detailed empirical examples of parasites and disease in some of the most iconic hosts; (3) summarize insights gained from large spatial- and temporal-scale studies of parasites and disease; (4) review factors that interact, exacerbate, and covary with parasites and disease; and (5) explore evolutionary and genetic aspects of disease and parasites, including factors like co-evolution and local adaptation. |
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