An extended epiphenotype for an extended phenotype in Toxoplasma gondii infected feral house mice
Parasitism of mice by Toxoplasma gondii reduces the host's aversion to cat odours, likely increasing predation and transmission of the parasite to its definitive host. This behavioural change suggests a parasitic manipulation where host behaviour becomes an extended phenotype of the parasite. I...
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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2023
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170375 |