Experimental Demonstration of the Fitness Consequences of an Introduced Parasite of Darwin's Finches

BACKGROUND: Introduced parasites are a particular threat to small populations of hosts living on islands because extinction can occur before hosts have a chance to evolve effective defenses. An experimental approach in which parasite abundance is manipulated in the field can be the most informative...

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Autores principales: Koop, Jennifer A. H., Huber, Sarah K., Laverty, Sean M., Clayton, Dale H.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21589659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019706

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21589659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019706

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