From: “The genetic basis of adaptive evolution in parasitic environment from the Angiostrongylus cantonensis genome”, Xu L., Xu M. Xi S., Junyang X., Xin Z., Dai S., Dongjuan Y., Ping H., Weiming H., Yulan Y., Shiqi L., Xiaoying W., Zhongao W. et al (2019), PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 13:11 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007846 Parasites are, when you think …
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From: “Daphnia parasite dynamics across multiple Caullerya epidemics indicate selection against common parasite genotypes”, E. González-Tortuero, J. Rusek, P. Turkode, A. Petrusek, I. Maayan, L. Piálek, C. Tellenbach, S. Gießlerc, P. Spaak, J. Wolinska (2019), Zoology 119:4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2016.04.003 Parasite-host interactions are rapidly becoming a major frontier in evolutionary biology, and are increasingly recognised a major …
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