Special Issue "Biodiversity and Evolution of Parasites in Animals and Humans"

Dear Colleagues,

Parasites are organisms that live on or in hosts and obtain nutrients from or at the expense of them. These organisms belong to three main categories in animals and humans: protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites. Some parasites cause diseases in their hosts and have important social and economic value in human and veterinary medicine. This Special Issue publishes original research and review papers on aspects of the biodiversity and evolution of parasites in animals and humans, including taxonomy, systematics, morphology, life cycle, behavior, biogeography, host–parasite relationships, genetics, and the physiology of these parasites. Due to its breadth of discipline coverage, we encourage submissions related—but not limited—to the development of novel and innovative concepts and ideas, as well as experimental and observational science that raises new hypotheses in natural history and the comparative biology of parasites.

Dr. Junjie Hu
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Diversity is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• taxonomy
• systematics
• morphology
• biogeography
• host-parasite relationships
• genetics
• life cycle
• behaviour
• physiology