Parasitic manipulation or by-product of infection: an experimental approach using trematode-infected snails
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DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x21000699
Abstract: Abstract Natural selection should favour parasite genotypes that manipulate hosts in ways that enhance parasite fitness. However, it is also possible that the effects of infection are not adaptive. Here we experimentally examined the phenotypic… read more here.
Keywords: larval cysts; infection; infected snails; trematode ... See more keywords
Adaptive parasitic manipulation as exemplified by acanthocephalans
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DOI: 10.1111/eth.12660
Abstract: Parasites with complex life cycles often change intermediate host traits in order to enhance their transmission to the next host. Acanthocephalans are excellent examples of such parasitic manipulation. Here, we summarise evidence for adaptive parasitic… read more here.
Keywords: parasitic manipulation; adaptive parasitic; exemplified acanthocephalans; host ... See more keywords