The evolution of host-parasite interactions during a biological invasion

该项目旨在阐明宿主生物及其寄生虫如何相互适应，利用生物入侵带来新的进化挑战的事实。该项目预计将产生新的知识，宿主和寄生虫物种之间的相互作用是如何受到影响时，系统暴露于强大的新的选择力。该项目的预期成果包括理论的发展，学生在新兴领域的培训，以及对这一重要主题的细致入微的理解。这应该会带来巨大的好处，例如提高野生动物管理人员预测寄生虫对正在扩大其地理范围的野生动物物种的影响的能力。

This project aims to elucidate how host organisms and their parasites adapt to each other, exploiting the fact that a biological invasion imposes novel evolutionary challenges. This project expects to generate new knowledge about how the interaction between host and parasite species is affected when the system is exposed to powerful new selective forces. Expected outcomes of this project include development of theory, training of students in an emerging field, and a nuanced understanding of this important topic. This should provide significant benefits, such as an enhanced ability for wildlife managers to predict the impact of parasites on species of wildlife that are extending their geographic ranges.