Sex-specific effects of a parasite evolving in a female-biased host population

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Males and females differ in many ways and might present different opportunities and challenges to their parasites. In the same way that parasites adapt to the most common host type, they may adapt to the characteristics of the host s...

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Main Authors: Duneau David, Luijckx Pepijn, Ruder Ludwig F, Ebert Dieter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Biology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/10/104