Interactions between the parasite's previous and current environment mediate the outcome of parasite infection

American Naturalist

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 565-571

  Tseng, Michelle ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental variation; Host; Parasite; Plasticity; Virulence

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; VIRULENCE;

AEDES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

AEDES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750085028     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507997     Document Type: Article

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