Back to profile profile_subnav_projects - dr. KD (Kevin) Matson How the environment influences how animal hosts perform in response to parasites, pathogens and other microorganisms At the center of my line of research are host-parasite interactions. Much like the way predators exploit their prey, parasites thrive at the expense... Disease ecology Traditionally, ecologists studied only “healthy animals and plants” while doctors and veterinarians studied the effects of microorganisms...