To eject or to abandon? Life history traits of hosts and parasites interact to influence the fitness payoffs of alternative anti-parasite strategies

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1585-1594

  Servedio, M R ^a   Hauber, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Game theory; Lifetime reproductive success; Nest desertion

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BIRD; BROOD DESERTION; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG REJECTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NESTING; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERIFORMES; REPRODUCTION;

AVES; CUCULUS CANORUS; MOLOTHRUS ATER;

EID: 33747284325     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01124.x     Document Type: Article

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