The context of host competence: a role for plasticity in host-parasite dynamics.

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Even apparently similar hosts can respond differently to the same parasites. Some individuals or specific groups of individuals disproportionately affect disease dynamics. Understanding the sources of among-host heterogeneity in the ability to transmit parasites would improve disease management. A major source of host variation might be phenotypic plasticity - the tendency for phenotypes to change across...

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