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Title: | Is parasitic behavioural manipulation endangered as a hypothesis? | Authors: | Phua, Samantha Jo Su-Ying | Keywords: | DRNTU::Science | Issue Date: | 2012 | Abstract: | Host behavioural manipulation is a phenomenon that occurs in various host-parasite systems, and has been widely studied. Many have argued that manipulation is costly to a parasite and there would be selection pressures against its prevalence. In the examples of conflicting manipulative parasites, hitch-hikers and conspecifics that establish in different host organs, this review explores the various costs that manipulative parasites incur, showing that manipulation of a host is indeed costly. However, there are also ways in which parasites are able to lower these costs, shown in the example of ‘love-potion’ parasites, or by forming commensal relationships with the hosts. Overall, manipulation would prevail in a parasite population for as long as manipulation is beneficial to the parasite, the benefits being better transmission to a definitive host and the eventual improved fecundity and survival. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49491 | Schools: | School of Biological Sciences | Rights: | Nanyang Technological University | Fulltext Permission: | restricted | Fulltext Availability: | With Fulltext |
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