Behavioral Ecology Blog

Basically- don’t do it too soon after unprotected sex.
A study in Uganda has come up with a surprising finding about sex and H.I.V. Washing the penis minutes (which is apparently very common in Africa) after sex increased the risk of acquiring H.I.V. in uncircumcised men.
So says a NYT story that is based on research presented [...]

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A little too late for Fathers Day- but….
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I’m always looking for examples of parasite infection modifying host behavior. Most interesting are cases where the modified behavior enhances parasite transmission. Of this type, there are several examples.

Ant-Fluke (Youtube video)

Meet Dicrocoelium, a fellow parasite.
This lancet fluke’s lifestyle is a migration through the fluids of three hosts; a cow, a snail and an [...]

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