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Host Longevity and Parasite Species Richness in Mammals
Hosts and parasites co-evolve, with each lineage exerting selective pressures on the other. Thus, parasites may influence host life-history characteristics, such as longevity, and simultaneously host life-history may influence parasite diversity. If parasite burden causes increased mortality, we exp...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3413396/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22879916 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042190 |