Epidemiology of a Daphnia-multiparasite system and its implications for the red queen
Epidemiology of a Daphnia-multiparasite system and its implications for the red queen
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The Red Queen hypothesis can explain the maintenance of host and parasite diversity. However, the Red Queen requires genetic specificity for infection risk (i.e., that infection depends on the exact combination of host and parasite genotypes) and strongly virulent effects of infection on host fitness. A European crustacean (Daphnia magna)--bacteriu...
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Epidemiology of a Daphnia-multiparasite system and its implications for the red queen
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1325027187
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1325027187
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0039564
