Assessment of parasite virulence in a natural population of a planktonic crustacean
Abstract Background Understanding the impact of disease in natural populations requires an understanding of infection risk and the damage that parasites cause to their hosts (= virulence). However, because these disease traits are often studied and quantified under controlled laboratory conditions a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-019-0230-3 |