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Quantitative genetic architecture of parasite-induced cataract in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.
Heredity - 1 Jan 2010
Kuukka-Anttila H, Peuhkuri N, Kolari I, Paananen T, Kause A
Abstract excerpt
Parasites impose costs on their hosts. The capability to fight against them is of great advantage, but may also be traded off with other traits. Although often observed at the phenotypic level, our knowledge of the extent to which such trade-offs are genetically determined is relatively poor. We tested this possibility with a farmed rainbow trout population suffering from natural Diplostomum spp. infections that...
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