Ecological and geographical speciation in Luciliabufonivora: The evolution of amphibian obligate parasitism
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.09.005
Abstract: Lucilia (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is a genus of blowflies comprised largely of saprophagous and facultative parasites of livestock. Lucilia bufonivora, however, exhibits a unique form of obligate parasitism of amphibians, typically affecting wild hosts. The evolutionary… read more here.
Keywords: obligate parasitism; obligate; parasitism; speciation ... See more keywords