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Intraspecific variability in host manipulation by parasites.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2011
Thomas Frédéric, Brodeur Jacques, Maure Fanny, Franceschi Nathalie, Blanchet Simon, Rigaud Thierry
Abstract excerpt
Manipulative parasites have the capacity to alter a broad range of phenotypic traits in their hosts, extending from colour, morphology and behaviour. While significant attention has been devoted to describing the diversity of host manipulation among parasite clades, and testing the adaptive value of phenotypic traits that can be manipulated, there is increasing evidence that variation exists in the frequency and...
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