Trematode parasites infect or die in snail hosts.

The Red Queen hypothesis is based on the assumption that parasites must genetically match their hosts to infect them successfully. If the parasites fail, they are assumed to be killed by the host's immune system. Here, we tested this using sympatric (mostly susceptible) and allopatric (mostly r...

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Main Authors: King, K, Jokela, J, Lively, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011