Host niche breadth differentially modulates the effects of anthropogenic disturbance across generalist and specialist parasites
Ashwin Warudkar, R Gayathri, Chiti Arvind, Farah Ishtiaq, Guha Dharmarajan, V. V. Robin
The paper examines how host niche breadth influences parasite prevalence in disturbed vs. natural habitats, finding generalist parasites infect generalist hosts more frequently.
bioRxiv · May 11, 2025 · PreprintEcology