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Host Sexual Dimorphism and Parasite Adaptation

In species with separate sexes, parasite prevalence and disease expression is often different between males and females. This effect has mainly been attributed to sex differences in host traits, such as immune response. Here, we make the case for how properties of the parasites themselves can also m...

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Autores principales: Duneau, David, Ebert, Dieter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3289593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22389630
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001271