Why do parasitized hosts look different? Resolving the “chicken-egg” dilemma

Abstract Phenotypic differences between infected and non-infected hosts are often assumed to be the consequence of parasite infection. However, pre-existing differences in hosts’ phenotypes may promote differential susceptibility to infection. The phenotypic variability observed within the host popu...
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Autor*in:

Blanchet, Simon [verfasserIn]

Méjean, Lionel [verfasserIn]

Bourque, Jean-François [verfasserIn]

Lek, Sovan [verfasserIn]

Thomas, Frédéric [verfasserIn]

Marcogliese, David J. [verfasserIn]

Dodson, Julian J. [verfasserIn]

Loot, Géraldine [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2009

Schlagwörter:

Causal links

Pathogenic effects

Reciprocal effects

Growth rate

Parasite

Behavior

Path analysis

Model selection

Susceptibility

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Oecologia - Berlin : Springer, 1968, 160(2009), 1 vom: 03. Feb.

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:160 ; year:2009 ; number:1 ; day:03 ; month:02

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DOI / URN:

10.1007/s00442-008-1272-y

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SPR006075134

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