A Consideration of Resistance and Tolerance for Ruminant Nematode Infections
Debates on the relative merits of resistance (the ability of the host to control the parasite lifecycle) and tolerance (the net impact of infection on host performance) are often lively and unhindered by data or evidence. Resistance generally shows continuous, heritable variation but data are sparse...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Genetics |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2012.00168/full |