Ecological and geographical speciation in Lucilia bufonivora: The evolution of amphibian obligate parasitism

Lucilia (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is a genus of blowflies comprised largely of saprophagous and facultative parasites of livestock. Lucilia bufonivora, however, exhibits a unique form of obligate parasitism of amphibians, typically affecting wild hosts. The evolutionary route by which amphibian myias...

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Main Authors: G. Arias-Robledo, R. Wall, K. Szpila, D. Shpeley, T. Whitworth, T. Stark, R.A. King, J.R. Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224419301907