Ectoparasitism during an avian disease outbreak: An experiment with Mycoplasma-infected house finches and ticks

Hosts are typically co-parasitized by multiple species. Parasites can benefit or suffer from the presence of other parasites, which can reduce or increase the overall virulence due to competition or facilitation. Outcomes of new multi-parasite systems are seldom predictable. In 1994 the bacterium My...

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Main Authors: Dieter J.A. Heylen, María Teresa Reinoso-Pérez, Laura Goodman, Keila V. Dhondt, André A. Dhondt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224420300328