Effect of Trematode Metacercarial Infection on Walking in Larval Salamanders in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, USA

Effect of Trematode Metacercarial Infection on Walking in Larval Salamanders in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, USA

According to the Host Manipulation Hypothesis, parasites modify the phenotype of their host to enhance host–host transmission and thereby increase fitness. Metacercarial infection of some amphibians changes host behavior, including locomotion, and thereby enhances predation by the definitive host. T...

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Main Authors: Carlos Camp, Alexia Vaca-Nava, Addison Bowen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
Series:Parasitologia
Subjects:
<i>Metagonimoides oregonensis</i>
<i>Desmognathus amphileucus</i>
Kaplan–Meier
survival analysis
host
parasite
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-6772/4/4/33
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