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Seasonal changes in host phenotype manipulation by an acanthocephalan: time to be transmitted?
Parasitology - 1 Feb 2009
Benesh D P, Hasu T, Seppälä O, Valtonen E T
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SUMMARY: Many complex life cycle parasites exhibit seasonal transmission between hosts. Expression of parasite traits related to transmission, such as the manipulation of host phenotype, may peak in seasons when transmission is optimal. The acanthocephalan Acanthocephalus lucii is primarily transmitted to its fish definitive host in spring. We assessed whether the parasitic alteration of 2 traits (hiding...
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