Timing of host feeding drives rhythms in parasite replication.

Circadian rhythms enable organisms to synchronise the processes underpinning survival and reproduction to anticipate daily changes in the external environment. Recent work shows that daily (circadian) rhythms also enable parasites to maximise fitness in the context of ecological interactions with th...

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Main Authors: Kimberley F Prior, Daan R van der Veen, Aidan J O'Donnell, Katherine Cumnock, David Schneider, Arnab Pain, Amit Subudhi, Abhinay Ramaprasad, Samuel S C Rund, Nicholas J Savill, Sarah E Reece
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-02-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006900