When parasites disagree: Evidence for parasite-induced sabotage of host manipulation

Host manipulation is a common parasite strategy to alter host behavior in a manner to enhance parasite fitness usually by increasing the parasite's transmission to the next host. In nature, hosts often harbor multiple parasites with agreeing or conflicting interests over host manipulation. Natu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hafer, Nina, Milinski, Manfred
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4409835/