Farrah Bashey

The crowding tax in parasites: linking dispersal behaviour to population growth in entomopathogenic nematodes

This paper quantifies the fitness cost of parasite aggregation in entomopathogenic nematodes by linking dispersal behavior to population growth using experimental and modeling approaches.

Intraspecific bacterial competition mediated by rapidly diversifying tailocin and prophage loci

This study shows that Xenorhabdus bacteria use phage-related genes to diversify their weaponry and defense systems, enabling competitive interactions with closely related strains.

Maintenance of parasite species diversity: Spatiotemporal niche partitioning and aggregation facilitate species coexistence

The paper investigates mechanisms maintaining parasite diversity, finding that spatiotemporal niche partitioning and aggregation contribute to coexistence among soil-dwelling nematodes.