Cost and behavioural avoidance of trematode cercariae in fathead minnows
Natural selection should favour host defenses that reduce a host’s exposure to parasites or reduce their negative effects. One strategy that resolves the substantial costs of host immunity and/or tolerance is to avoid infective stages altogether. For fish, behavioural avoidance is well-known for def...
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Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Biological Sciences, c2012
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3221 |