Parasitic castration: a perspective from a model of dynamic energy budgets

Models of the evolution of virulence have typically focused on increased mortality, one of two negative effects that parasites can inflict on their host. Those that consider the other effect, fecundity reduction, can predict that parasites should completely sterilize their hosts. Although this predi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Integrative and comparative biology 2007-08, Vol.47 (2), p.295-309
Hauptverfasser:	Hall, Spencer R., Becker, Claes, Cáceres, Carla E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal reproduction Castration Ecological modeling Ecology Evolution Fecundity Modeling Parasite hosts Parasites Parasitism Reproductive sterilization Virulence
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