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Host age modulates parasite infectivity, virulence and reproduction.

The Journal of animal ecology - 1 Jul 2015

Izhar Rony, Ben-Ami Frida

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Host age is one of the most striking differences among hosts within most populations, but there is very little data on how age-dependent effects impact ecological and evolutionary dynamics of both the host and the parasite. Here, we examined the influence of host age (juveniles, young and old adults) at parasite exposure on host susceptibility, fecundity and survival as well as parasite transmission, using two...

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PMID: 25661269
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12352

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