Evolutionary implications of the adaptation to different immune systems in a parasite with a complex life cycle

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 272, Issue 1580, 2005, Pages 2511-2518

  Hammerschmidt, Katrin ^a   Kurtz, Joachim ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Host parasite coevolution; Innate immunity; Multi host parasite; Schistocephalus solidus; Trade off; Virulence

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; FISH; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CESTODE; COPEPOD; FEMALE; FISH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INNATE IMMUNITY; INTERMEDIATE HOST; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRULENCE; WORM; WORM INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; COPEPODA; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; INVERTEBRATA; MACROCYCLOPS ALBIDUS; SCHISTOCEPHALUS SOLIDUS;

EID: 28244466891     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3241     Document Type: Article

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