Does the solitary parasitoid Microplitis pennatulae use a combinatorial approach to manipulate its host?
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DOI: 10.1111/eea.12887
Abstract: Host manipulation is a strategy used by some parasites to enhance their transmission. These parasites use a combination of neuropharmacological, psychoneuroimmunological, genomic/proteomic, or symbiontâmediated mechanisms to manipulate their hosts. Bodyguard manipulation occurs when parasitized hosts… read more here.
Keywords: parasitoid egressed; microplitis pennatulae; host; physiological changes ... See more keywords