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Empirical support for optimal virulence in a castrating parasite.

PLoS biology - 1 Jul 2006

Jensen Knut Helge, Little Tom J, Little Tom, Skorping Arne, Ebert Dieter

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The trade-off hypothesis for the evolution of virulence predicts that parasite transmission stage production and host exploitation are balanced such that lifetime transmission success (LTS) is maximised. However, the experimental evidence for this prediction is weak, mainly because LTS, which indicates parasite fitness, has been difficult to measure. For castrating parasites, this simple model has been modified...

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PMID: 16719563
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040197
PMCID: PMC1470460

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