Why do parasitized hosts look different? Resolving the "chicken- egg" dilemma

Oecologia

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-47

  Blanchet, Simon ^a   Méjean, Lionel ^a   Bourque, Jean François ^b   Lek, Sovan ^a   Thomas, Frédéric ^c,d   Marcogliese, David J ^e   Dodson, Julian J ^f   Loot, Géraldine ^a  

^a École Nationale de Formation Agronomique   (France)

^b University of Trois Rivieres   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Causal links; Growth rate; Model selection; Parasite; Path analysis; Pathogenic effects; Reciprocal effects; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CRUSTACEAN; CYPRINID; ECTOPARASITE; ENDOPARASITE; GROWTH RATE; PARASITISM; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CYPRINIFORMES; FRANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; OSMERIFORMES; PARASITOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; CESTODA; CYPRINIDAE; FRANCE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; OSMERIFORMES; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

LEUCISCUS LEUCISCUS; OSMERUS; OSMERUS MORDAX; PROTEOCEPHALUS TETRASTOMUS;

EID: 64749100659     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1272-y     Document Type: Article

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