Understanding the phenotypic plasticity of Mesorchis uruguayensis (Holcman-Spector & Olagüe, 1989) Cajiao-Mora & Bullard, n. comb. (Digenea: Echinochasmidae), a parasite of aquatic birds from the Americas.

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Phenotypic plasticity allows parasites to modify their morphology in response to the ecological and physiological conditions induced by their hosts. In digeneans with complex life cycles and multiple definitive hosts, host-induced variation may complicate species delimitation and taxonomic diagnoses. In this study, we characterised intraspecific morphological variation in Mesorchis uruguayensis (Digenea:...

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