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1. Experimental parasite community ecology: intraspecific variation in a large tapeworm affects community assembly

Author:
Benesh, Daniel P.; Kalbe, Martin
Source:
The journal of animal ecology 2016 v.85 no.4 pp. 1004-1013
ISSN:
0021-8790
Subject:
Gasterosteus aculeatus; Schistocephalus; Trematoda; cages; community structure; cross immunity; energy; field experimentation; fish; foraging; immune response; interspecific competition; intraspecific variation; lakes; tapeworms
Abstract:
... Non‐random species associations occur in naturally sampled parasite communities. The processes resulting in predictable community structure (e.g. particular host behaviours, cross‐immunity, interspecific competition) could be affected by traits that vary within a parasite species, like growth or antigenicity. We experimentally infected three‐spined sticklebacks with a large tapeworm (Schistocephal ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2656.12527