Parasitoid increases survival of its pupae by inducing hosts to fight predators.

Many true parasites and parasitoids modify the behaviour of their host, and these changes are thought to be to the benefit of the parasites. However, field tests of this hypothesis are scarce, and it is often unclear whether the host or the parasite profits from the behavioural changes, or even if p...

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Main Authors: Amir H Grosman, Arne Janssen, Elaine F de Brito, Eduardo G Cordeiro, Felipe Colares, Juliana Oliveira Fonseca, Eraldo R Lima, Angelo Pallini, Maurice W Sabelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-06-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2386968?pdf=render