Assessing the effects of trematode infection on invasive green crabs in eastern north america.

A common signature of marine invasions worldwide is a significant loss of parasites (= parasite escape) in non-native host populations, which may confer a release from some of the harmful effects of parasitism (e.g., castration, energy extraction, immune activation, behavioral manipulation) and poss...

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Main Authors: April M H Blakeslee, Carolyn L Keogh, Amy E Fowler, Blaine D Griffen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4451766?pdf=render