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Parasitic castration: the evolution and ecology of body snatchers.

Trends in parasitology - 1 Dec 2009

Lafferty Kevin D, Kuris Armand M

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Castration is a response to the tradeoff between consumption and longevity faced by parasites. Common parasitic castrators include larval trematodes in snails, and isopod and barnacle parasites of crustaceans. The infected host (with its many unique properties) is the extended phenotype of the parasitic castrator. Because an individual parasitic castrator can usurp all the reproductive energy from a host, and...

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PMID: 19800291
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2009.09.003

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