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Host manipulation by parasites through the lens of Niche Construction Theory.
Behavioural processes - 1 Aug 2023
Forti Lucas Rodriguez, Szabo Judit K, Japyassú Hilton F
Abstract excerpt
The effect of parasites on host behaviour is generally considered an example of the extended phenotype, implying that parasite genes alter host behaviour to benefit the parasite. While the extended phenotype is a valid perspective supported by empirical examples, this approach was proposed from an evolutionary perspective and it does not fully explain all processes that occur at ecological time scales. For...
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