An experimental conflict of interest between parasites reveals the mechanism of host manipulation
Causing energy drain is enough to fulfill a parasite’s need to change host behavior. A parasite can manipulate host behavior to its own interest either directly or indirectly through increased energy drain driving the host to be risk prone. We can distinguish experimentally between these mechanisms...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4797381/ |