The context of host competence: A role for plasticity in host-parasite dynamics

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 419-425

  Gervasi, Stephanie S ^a   Civitello, David J ^a   Kilvitis, Holly J ^a   Martin, Lynn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Disease; Global change; Host heterogeneity; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITIC DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PARASITIC DISEASES; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 84940589108     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.05.002     Document Type: Review

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