Experimental demonstration of the fitness consequences of an introduced parasite of Darwin's finches.
Introduced parasites are a particular threat to small populations of hosts living on islands because extinction can occur before hosts have a chance to evolve effective defenses. An experimental approach in which parasite abundance is manipulated in the field can be the most informative means of ass...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3092749?pdf=render |