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Infection burdens and virulence under heat stress: ecological and evolutionary considerations.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 27 Mar 2023
Hector T E, Gehman A-L M, King K C
Abstract excerpt
As a result of global change, hosts and parasites (including pathogens) are experiencing shifts in their thermal environment. Despite the importance of heat stress tolerance for host population persistence, infection by parasites can impair a host's ability to cope with heat. Host-parasite eco-evolutionary dynamics will be affected if infection reduces host performance during heating. Theory predicts that...
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