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Density-dependence and within-host competition in a semelparous parasite of leaf-cutting ants

BACKGROUND: Parasite heterogeneity and within-host competition are thought to be important factors influencing the dynamics of host-parasite relationships. Yet, while there have been many theoretical investigations of how these factors may act, empirical data is more limited. We investigated the eff...

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Autores principales: Hughes, William OH, Petersen, Klaus S, Ugelvig, Line V, Pedersen, Dorthe, Thomsen, Lene, Poulsen, Michael, Boomsma, Jacobus J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC535352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15541185
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-4-45