This protects the eggs from parasites. The fruit fly larvae also increase their ethanol intake when they become parasitized ...

In parasitized animals, the use of available nutrients is shifted from normal body functions to compensate for blood loss and ...

It's long been known that occasionally wild animals inadvertently get drunk from snacking on ferment fruits. Turns out though ...

Why are parasites ecologically important? Parasites can shape community structure through their effects on trophic interactions, food webs, competition, biodiversity, and keystone species.

Anecdotes abound of wildlife behaving "drunk" after eating fermented fruits, but despite this, nonhuman consumption of ...

Researchers question the belief that animal alcohol consumption is accidental, suggesting many species habitually ingest ...

Now, the human brain may be vulnerable to being parasitized in the same kind of way as the cell is by DNA viruses, and as computers are by computer viruses. An example would be the chain letter ...

Anecdotes abound of wildlife behaving “drunk” after eating fermented fruits, but despite this, nonhuman consumption of ...

whydahs), to total loss of breeding by the abandonment of parasitized broods (cowbirds, cuckoos), the eviction of all host eggs by the early-hatching parasites (cuckoos), or the killing of host ...

and an insect egg that has been parasitized by a wasp. You can check out the full list of winners, as well as several honorable mentions, here.

Emil C Reisinger is a Full Professor of Medicine, Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine and Dean of Students Affairs at Rostock University ...

Animals may be getting intoxicated on alcohol produced in nature more often than we realize, new research suggests.