Effects of shortened host life span on the evolution of parasite life history and virulence in a microbial host-parasite system
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ecological factors play an important role in the evolution of parasite exploitation strategies. A common prediction is that, as shorter host life span reduces future opportunities of transmission, parasites compensate with an evoluti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/65 |