Developmental plasticity and the evolution of parasitism in an unusual nematode, <it>Parastrongyloides trichosuri</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Parasitism is an important life history strategy in many metazoan taxa. This is particularly true of the Phylum Nematoda, in which parasitism has evolved independently at least nine times. The apparent ease with which parasitism has...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-01-01
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Series: | EvoDevo |
Online Access: | http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/3/1/1 |