Host age modulates parasite infectivity, virulence and reproduction

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1018-1028

  Izhar, Rony ^a   Ben Ami, Frida ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Daphnia magna; Pasteuria ramosa; Age structured interactions; Epidemiology; Optimal virulence; Parasitic castration; Stage structured theory; Trade off hypothesis

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BACTERIUM; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; FITNESS; FLEA; HOST QUALITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIVITY; PARASITE; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; PASTEURIA RAMOSA;

AGE; ANIMAL; DAPHNIA; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PASTEURIA; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; VIRULENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; GENETIC VARIATION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PASTEURIA; REPRODUCTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84932199823     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12352     Document Type: Article

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