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Parasite-induced aggression and impaired contest ability in a fish host

BACKGROUND: Success of trophically transmitted parasites depends to a great extent on their ability to manipulate their intermediate hosts in a way that makes them easier prey for target hosts. Parasite-induced behavioural changes are the most spectacular and diverse examples of manipulation. Most o...

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Autores principales: Mikheev, V N, Pasternak, A F, Taskinen, J, Valtonen, E T
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2845576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20226098
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-3-17