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Genotype-specific interactions and the trade-off between host and parasite fitness

BACKGROUND: Evolution of parasite traits is inextricably linked to their hosts. For instance one common definition of parasite virulence is the reduction in host fitness due to infection. Thus, traits of infection must be viewed in both protagonists and may be under shared genetic and physiological...

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Autores principales: Salvaudon, Lucie, Héraudet, Virginie, Shykoff, Jacqui A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2148064/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17919316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-7-189