Experimental elimination of parasites in nature leads to the evolution of increased resistance in hosts

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 280, Issue 1773, 2013, Pages

  Dargent, Felipe ^a   Scott, Marilyn E ^a   Hendry, Andrew P ^a   Fussmann, Gregor F ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Experimental evolution; Rapid evolution; Relaxed selection; Resistance; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

CYPRINID; ECTOPARASITE; FLATWORM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; NATURAL SELECTION; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PLEIOTROPY; STREAMWATER; TOLERANCE; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; DISEASE RESISTANCE; EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLATYHELMINTH; POECILIA; RAPID EVOLUTION; RELAXED SELECTION; RESISTANCE; TOLERANCE;

EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION; RAPID EVOLUTION; RELAXED SELECTION; RESISTANCE; TOLERANCE;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLATYHELMINTHS; POECILIA; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84902659594     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2371     Document Type: Article

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