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Sex differences in frass production and weight change in Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera) infected with cysticercoids of the tapeworm Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda)

In their intermediate host, parasites alter aspects of host physiology including waste production and body weight. Further, this alteration may differ between female and male hosts. To study this, a beetle (Tenebrio molitor)-tapeworm (Hymenolepis diminuta) system was used. Infected and uninfected ma...

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Autor principal: Shea, John F.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of Arizona Library 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1615238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17119613