Article
Single-clone and mixed-clone infections versus host environment in Crithidia bombi infecting bumblebees.
Parasitology - 1 Oct 1998
Imhoof B, Schmid-Hempel P
Abstract excerpt
Current theories assume that adaptive parasite evolution explains variation in the level of virulence and parasite success. In particular, mixed-genotype infections by parasites should generally be more virulent, and faster multiplying strains more successful, either because fixed strategies have...
Topics
- Animals
- Bees
- Biological Evolution
- Clone Cells
- Crithidia
- Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Prevalence
- Virulence