Eaten alive: cannibalism is enhanced by parasites

Cannibalism is ubiquitous in nature and especially pervasive in consumers with stage-specific resource utilization in resource-limited environments. Cannibalism is thus influential in the structure and functioning of biological communities. Parasites are also pervasive in nature and, we hypothesize,...

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Main Authors: Mandy Bunke, Mhairi E. Alexander, Jaimie T. A. Dick, Melanie J. Hatcher, Rachel Paterson, Alison M. Dunn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2015-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.140369