Giacomo Zilio

This study shows that adaptation to complex environments with multiple stressors leads to lower fitness gains and higher fitness reductions under benign conditions compared to single stressors.

This study shows that parasite-parasite interactions affect spatial epidemiology, with within-host interactions having the strongest impact on prevalence and spread.

This study shows that parasites at the front of an epidemic evolve higher infectivity and lower virulence, which accelerates epidemic spread when host dispersal is limited.

This study examines how thermal performance curves (TPCs) of multiple traits evolve in response to increased temperatures in freshwater protists, finding trait-specific adaptations and limited changes in population growth rates.

The paper investigates heritable variation in resistance to the parasite Holospora undulata across Paramecium caudatum strains, finding substantial genetic variation and geographic patterns of resistance.

This study shows parasites at the front of an epidemic evolve lower virulence and less horizontal transmission investment, suggesting a trade-off between virulence and host dispersal.