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Alternative parasite development in transmission strategies: how time flies!
Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Oct 2010
Badets M, Morrison C, Verneau O
Abstract excerpt
Among parasitic platyhelminths with complex life cycles, it has been well documented that transmission opportunities are the main forces shaping the diversity of life-history traits and parasite developmental strategies. While deviations in the development pathway usually involve shortening of life cycles, their extension may also occur following perception of remaining time by parasites. Polystoma gallieni, the...
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