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1. Assessment of parasite virulence in a natural population of a planktonic crustacean

Author:
Ebert, Dieter,   et al.   ; Savola, Eevi;     Show all 2 Author
Source:
BMC ecology 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 14
ISSN:
1472-6785
Subject:
Daphnia magna; castration; chronic diseases; eggs; environmental factors; fecundity; females; host-parasite relationships; hosts; laboratory experimentation; parasites; plankton; progeny; risk; virulence
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Understanding the impact of disease in natural populations requires an understanding of infection risk and the damage that parasites cause to their hosts (= virulence). However, because these disease traits are often studied and quantified under controlled laboratory conditions and with reference to healthy control hosts, we have little knowledge about how they play out in natural cond ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12898-019-0230-3