This is a review of the bioRxiv preprint "Host-parasite interaction explains variation in prevalence of avian haemosporidians at the community level" by Luz Garcia-Longoria, Alfonso Marzal, Florentino de Lope, and Laszlo Garamszegi. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/432260 This review was compiled from discussion points raised during a PREreview live-streamed Ecology preprint journal club as part of Open Access Week, October 24, 2018. The event details can be found here and the collaborative Etherpad showing all the journal club notes can be found here. 

In addition to those named as authors above, the participants who wished to be acknowledged for their contributions to this review are as follows: Dariusz Murakowski, Irene Ramos, Dena Emmerson, Adéla  Nacer, Asar Khan, and Daniela Saderi.