Effects of parasites and predators on nociception: decreases analgesia reduces overwinter survival in root voles (Rodentia: Cricetidae)
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DOI: 10.3897/zoologia.38.e67845
Abstract: Growing evidence suggests that parasite-infected prey is more vulnerable to predation. However, the mechanism underlying this phenomenon is obscure. In small mammals, analgesia induced by environmental stressors is a fundamental component of the defensive repertoire,… read more here.
Keywords: parasites predators; effects parasites; predation; overwinter survival ... See more keywords