A parasite's modification of host behavior reduces predation on its host
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A parasite's modification of host behavior reduces predation on its host
Parasite modification of host behavior is common, and the literature is dominated by demonstrations of enhanced predation on parasitized prey resulting in transmission of parasites to their next host. We present a case in which predation on parasitized prey is reduced. Despite theoretical modeling suggesting that this phenomenon should be common, it has been reported in only a few host-parasite...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology and Evolution
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2045-7758,2045-7758
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2748