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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Main Authors: Stasiuk Susan J, Scott Maxwell J, Grant Warwick N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:EvoDevo
Online Access:http://www.evodevojournal.com/content/3/1/1