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Do Fleas Affect Energy Expenditure of Their Free-Living Hosts?
BACKGROUND: Parasites can cause energetically costly behavioural and immunological responses which potentially can reduce host fitness. However, although most laboratory studies indicate that the metabolic rate of the host increases with parasite infestation, this has never been shown in free-living...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2965123/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21060688 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013686 |