Selective Predation and Rapid Evolution Can Jointly Dampen Effects of Virulent Parasites on Daphnia...
Selective Predation and Rapid Evolution Can Jointly Dampen Effects of Virulent Parasites on Daphnia Populations
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press
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Parasites are ubiquitous and often highly virulent, yet clear examples of parasite-driven changes in host density in natural populations are surprisingly scarce. Here, we illustrate an example of this phenomenon and offer a theoretically reasonable resolution. We document the effects of two parasites, the bacterium Spirobacillus cienkowskii and the...
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Selective Predation and Rapid Evolution Can Jointly Dampen Effects of Virulent Parasites on Daphnia Populations
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TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_18260781
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_18260781
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0003-0147
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1537-5323
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10.1086/528998
