Sympatric versus allopatric evolutionary contexts shape differential immune response in Biomphalaria / Schistosoma interaction.
Selective pressures between hosts and their parasites can result in reciprocal evolution or adaptation of specific life history traits. Local adaptation of resident hosts and parasites should lead to increase parasite infectivity/virulence (higher compatibility) when infecting hosts from the same lo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6443186?pdf=render |