Parasite-mediated disruptive selection in a natural Daphnia population

BACKGROUND: A mismatch has emerged between models and data of host-parasite evolution. Theory readily predicts that parasites can promote host diversity through mechanisms such as disruptive selection. Yet, despite these predictions, empirical evidence for parasite-mediated increases in host diversi...

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Main Authors: Duffy, Meghan A, Brassil, Chad E, Hall, Spencer R, Tessier, Alan J, Cáceres, Carla E, Conner, Jeffrey K
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2276202/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18328099
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-8-80
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