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One stimulus-Two responses: Host and parasite life-history variation in response to environmental stress.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Nov 2016
Gleichsner Alyssa M, Cleveland Jessica A, Minchella Dennis J
Abstract excerpt
Climate change stressors will place different selective pressures on both parasites and their hosts, forcing individuals to modify their life-history strategies and altering the distribution and prevalence of disease. Few studies have investigated whether parasites are able to respond to host stress and respond by varying their reproductive schedules. Additionally, multiple environmental stressors can limit the...
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