Effects of clonality in multiple infections on the life-history strategy of the trematode Coitocaecum parvum in its amphipod intermediate host.

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Theoretical models predict that genetic relatedness affects the competition within and between parasite clonal groups sharing a common host. Here, we studied natural and experimental multiple infections of the trematode Coitocaecum parvum in its intermediate host. We focused on the effects of clonality on the life-history strategy of parasites competing for resources. Coitocaecum parvum can either delay...

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