Ectoparasites are more vulnerable to host extinction than co-occurring endoparasites: evidence from metazoan parasites of freshwater and marine fishes

The extinction of fish species can direct and indirectly affect many groups of associated species, among which parasite communities can be the most susceptible. However, the intensity of this effect depends on the structure interaction networks. This study evaluated whether networks constituted of fish ectoparasites or endoparasites differed in their robustness to the loss of host species and to what extent these potential differences are...