Mesoscale spatiotemporal variability in a complex host-parasite system influenced by intermediate host body size

Background Parasites are essential components of natural communities, but the factors that generate skewed distributions of parasite occurrences and abundances across host populations are not well understood. Methods Here, we analyse at a seascape scale the spatiotemporal relationships of parasite e...

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Main Authors: Sara M. Rodríguez, Nelson Valdivia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3675.pdf