Intraguild predation among snails drives human schistosome amplification despite susceptible host regulation
Kelsey E. Shaw, Rachel B. Hartman, Raeyan Syed, Danielle Mangabat, David James Civitello
The paper examines how two snail species affect schistosome transmission in a host-parasite system, finding that one acts as a competitor while the other exhibits intraguild predation, impacting parasite production differently.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology