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The effects of mating system and genetic variability on susceptibility to trematode parasites in a freshwater snail, Lymnaea stagnalis.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Dec 2004
Puurtinen Mikael, Hytönen Mirjami, Knott K Emily, Taskinen Jouni, Nissinen Kari, Kaitala Veijo
Abstract excerpt
The amount and distribution of genetic variability in host populations can have significant effects on the outcome of host-parasite interactions. We studied the effect of mating system and genetic variability on susceptibility of Lymnaea stagnalis snails to trematode parasites. Mating system of s...
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