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Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2013 The living world has evolved and is evolving through interspecific relationships between organisms. The diversity of these interactions is enormous going from mutualism to parasitism. Humans live with a multitude of microorganisms, essential for their biology. However, interactions are not always advantageous.
Bañuls, Anne-Laure +2 more
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Limnology and Oceanography, EarlyView.Abstract Zooplankton‐associated microbiomes play an important role for host health, and contribute to ecosystem processes such as nutrient cycling. Yet, few studies have assessed how environmental gradients and biotic interactions, including parasitism and diet, may shape the microbiome composition of wild zooplankton. Here, we analyzed the microbiomes
Amruta Rajarajan +6 more
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BioMed Research International, 2015 In this special issue, we analyze the importance of iron in the host-parasite interplay. Iron is a transition element and the fourth most abundant element in the Earth's crust. Iron is vital for growth of nearly all living organisms, from prokaryotes to humans.
Rossana Arroyo +3 more
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Occurrence and integrated control of major rice diseases in China
New Plant Protection, EarlyView.Rice is constantly under threat from a variety of pathogens. This review highlights the major diseases affecting rice in China, including three fungal diseases, two bacterial diseases, two viral diseases, and one nematode. The review also proposes future directions for an integrated approach to control these significant rice diseases.
Ruyi Wang +13 more
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Three's a crowd: The relationship among endoparasites, an epibiont and their Daphnia host
Oikos, EarlyView.In freshwater communities, organisms interact in a variety of ways, including predation, competition and parasitism. Parasites are ubiquitous, playing an important role in shaping freshwater communities. Endoparasites live within internal organs of their host, while ectoparasites, also known as epibionts, are confined to the external part of the host's
Ofir Hirshberg, Frida Ben‐Ami
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Co-evolutionary dynamics of a host-parasite interaction model: obligate versus facultative social parasitism [PDF]
arXiv, 2015 To examine the co-evolution of quantitative traits in hosts and parasites, we present and study a co-evolutionary model of a social parasite-host system that incorporates (1) ecological dynamics that feed back into their co-evolutionary outcomes; (2) variation in whether the parasite is obligate or facultative; and (3) Holling Type II functional ...
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Oikos, EarlyView.Survival is commonly the most critical factor influencing population growth in long‐lived species. Hence, identifying factors shaping variation of survival rates is crucial to understand and predict population trajectories in a changing world. We investigated the factors influencing survival in a long‐lived diurnal bird of prey, analysing the effectsof
Meinolf Ottensmann +6 more
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Authority of the Worm: Examining Parasitism Within INSIDE and UPSTREAM COLOUR
Metacritic Journal for Comparative Studies and Theory, 2018 Within science fiction the parasite has long provided a way to engage with bodily fears, however in recent years, our perceived relationship with these kinds of organisms have become increasingly cognitive and existential.
Andrew Bailey
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Oikos, EarlyView.Human‐induced climate change is a driver of extinction, with extreme events occurring more frequently. It increases both the amount and fluctuations in environmental stress that organisms experience. In such environments, greater intra‐specific trait variation creates more potential for adaptation through natural selection.
Meng‐Han Joseph Chung +2 more
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Parasite infection in a cell population: role of the partitioning kernel [PDF]
J. Math. Biol. 89, 14 (2024), 2023 We consider a cell population subject to a parasite infection. Cells divide at a constant rate and, at division, share the parasites they contain between their two daughter cells. The sharing may be asymmetrical, and its law may depend on the quantity of parasites in the mother.
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