Why do larval helminths avoid the gut of intermediate hosts?
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Larval helminths in intermediate hosts: does competition early in life determine the fitness of adult parasites?
Density-dependent effects on parasite fitness have been documented from adult helminths in their definitive hosts. There have, however, been no studies on the cost of sharing an intermediate host with other parasites in terms of reduced adult parasite fecundity. Even if larval parasites suffer a reduction in size, caused by crowding, virtually nothing is known about longer-lasting effects after...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Theoretical Biology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-5193
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.06.016