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Host species vary in infection probability, sub-lethal effects, and costs of immune response when exposed to an amphibian parasite

The amphibian parasite Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is regarded as an extreme generalist, infecting over 500 species, but amongst these hosts there exists a great deal of variation in the susceptibility to and the costs of parasite exposure. We use two infection experiments to determine wheth...

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Autores principales: Bielby, Jon, Fisher, Matthew C., Clare, Frances C., Rosa, Gonçalo M., Garner, Trenton W. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4448222/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26022346
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep10828