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Does host socio-spatial behavior lead to a fine-scale spatial genetic structure in its associated parasites?
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jan 2019
Portanier Elodie, Garel Mathieu, Devillard Sébastien, Duhayer Jeanne, Poirel Marie-Thérèse, Henri Hélène, Régis Corinne, Maillard Daniel, Redman Elizabeth, Itty Christian, Michel Patricia, Bourgoin Gilles
Abstract excerpt
Gastro-intestinal nematodes, especially Haemonchus contortus, are widespread pathogenic parasites of small ruminants. Studying their spatial genetic structure is as important as studying host genetic structure to fully understand host-parasite interactions and transmission patterns. For parasites having a simple life cycle (e.g., monoxenous parasites), gene flow and spatial genetic structure are expected to...
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