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Fighting while Parasitized: Can Nematode Infections Affect the Outcome of Staged Combat in Beetles?

The effects of non-lethal parasites may be felt most strongly when hosts engage in intense, energy-demanding behaviors. One such behavior is fighting with conspecifics, which is common among territorial animals, including many beetle species. We examined the effects of parasites on the fighting abil...

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Autores principales: Vasquez, David, Willoughby, Anna, Davis, Andrew K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25830367
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121614