Developmental stage of parasites influences the structure of fish-parasite networks.

Specialized interactions tend to be more common in systems that require strong reciprocal adaptation between species, such as those observed between parasites and hosts. Parasites exhibit a high diversity of species and life history strategies, presenting host specificity which increases the complex...

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Main Authors: Sybelle Bellay, Edson Fontes de Oliveira, Mário Almeida-Neto, Dilermando Pereira Lima Junior, Ricardo Massato Takemoto, José Luis Luque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3790841?pdf=render