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Genetic and environmental determinants of host use in the trematode Maritrema novaezealandensis (Microphallidae).
Parasitology - 1 Jan 2011
Koehler Anson V, Gonchar Anna G, Poulin Robert
Abstract excerpt
Factors constraining host specificity are poorly understood. Intraspecific variation in host preferences in generalist parasites may reveal which factors affect patterns of host use, and thus the evolution of specialization. Here, laboratory experiments examined genetic variation in host preferences and the effect of a refugium against infection on host use. Firstly, 6 cercarial clones of the trematode Maritrema...
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