Galápagos mockingbirds tolerate introduced parasites that affect Darwin's finches
Galápagos mockingbirds tolerate introduced parasites that affect Darwin's finches
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Galápagos mockingbirds tolerate introduced parasites that affect Darwin's finches
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United States
Journal title
Ecology (Durham), 2016-04, Vol.97 (4), p.940
Language
English
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United States
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Introduced parasites threaten native host species that lack effective defenses. Such parasites increase the risk of extinction, particularly in small host populations like those on islands. If some host species are tolerant to introduced parasites, this could amplify the risk of the parasite to vulnerable host species. Recently, the introduced para...
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Galápagos mockingbirds tolerate introduced parasites that affect Darwin's finches
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TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_28792593
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmed_primary_28792593
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ISSN
0012-9658
DOI
10.1890/15-0119.1
