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Host age structure reshapes parasite symbiosis: collaboration begets pathogens, competition begets virulent mutualists

BACKGROUND: Symbiotic relationships are ubiquitous in the biosphere. Inter-species symbiosis is impacted by intra-specific distinctions, in particular, those defined by the age structure of a population. Older individuals compete with younger individuals for resources despite being less likely to re...

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Autores principales: Portner, Carsten O. S., Rong, Edward G., Ramirez, Jared A., Wolf, Yuri I., Bosse, Angelique P., Koonin, Eugene V., Rochman, Nash D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9652831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36371206
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13062-022-00343-9