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Starvation reveals the cause of infection-induced castration and gigantism

Parasites often induce life-history changes in their hosts. In many cases, these infection-induced life-history changes are driven by changes in the pattern of energy allocation and utilization within the host. Because these processes will affect both host and parasite fitness, it can be challenging...

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Autores principales: Cressler, Clayton E., Nelson, William A., Day, Troy, McCauley, Edward
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4150321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25143034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1087