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Factors Of Parasitic Virulence
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Why do some parasites kill the host they depend upon while
others coexist with their host? Two prime factors determine parasitic
virulence: the manner in which the parasite is transmitted, and the
evolutionary history of the parasite and its host. Parasites which
have colonized a new host speci ....
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....s shown to increase
during parasite-host interaction, as in Ebert's (1994) experiment with
Daphnia magna, necessitate a synthesis of traditionally discrete
factors to predict a coevolutionary outcome. Authors prone to
habitually use the word decrease before the word virulence are
encouraged to replace the former with modulate, which emphasizes the
need for an inclusive, predictive paradigm for parasite-host
interaction.
Evolutionary history and mode of transmission will fi.... |
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