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• Torchin, M.E. and C.E. Mitchell. 2004. Parasites, pathogens and invasions by plants and animals. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 4: 183-190 PDF | Cover Photo

• Torchin, M.E., K.D. Lafferty, A.P. Dobson, V.J. McKenzie and A.M. Kuris. 2003. Introduced species and their missing parasites. Nature 421: 628-630. PDF

• Torchin, M.E., K.D. Lafferty and A.M. Kuris. 2002. Parasites and marine invasions. Parasitology 124: S137-S151. PDF | Erratum PDF

• Kuris, A.M., M.E. Torchin and K.D. Lafferty. 2002. Fecampia erythrocephala rediscovered: prevalence and distribution of a parasitoid of the European shore crab, Carcinus maenas. Journal of the Marine Biological Association, UK 82: 955-960. PDF

• Torchin, M.E., K.D. Lafferty and A.M. Kuris. 2001. Release from parasites as natural enemies: increased performance of a globally introduced marine crab. Biological Invasions 3: 333-345. PDF

• Torchin, M.E., K.D. Lafferty and A.M. Kuris. 1996. Infestation of an introduced host, the European green crab, Carcius maenas, by a native symbiotic nemertean egg predator, Carcinonemertes epialti. Journal of Parasitology 83: 449-453. PDF

• Torchin, M.E., J.E. Byers and T.C. Huspeni. In press, Biological Invasions. Differential parasitism of native and introduced snails: replacement of a parasite fauna.

• Goddard, J.H.R., M.E. Torchin, K.D. Lafferty and A.M. Kuris. In press, Biological Invasions. Host specificity of Sacculina carcini, a potential biological control agent of the introduced European green crab, Carcinus meanas.

• Torchin, M.E., R.F.Hechinger, T.C. Huspeni, K.L. Whitney and K.D. Lafferty. In press, Biological Invasions. The introduced ribbed mussel (Geukensia demissa) in Estero de Punta Banda, Mexico: interactions with the native cord grass, Spartina foliosa.