2024 article
The Dominance of Coinfecting Parasites' Indirect Genetic Effects on Host Traits
Bolnick, D. I., Arruda, S., Polania, C., Simonse, L., Padhiar, A., Rodgers, M. L., & Roth-Monzon, A. J. (2024, November 1). AMERICAN NATURALIST.
author keywords: coinfection; fibrosis; Schistocephalus solidus; threespine stickleback
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 23, 2024
AbstractIndirect genetic effects (IGEs) exist when there is heritable variation in one organism's ability to alter a second organism's traits. For example, parasites have antigens that can induce a host immune response, as well as disparate strategies to evade or suppress host immunity; among-parasite genetic variation in these antigens generates among-host variation in immune traits. Here, we experimentally show that the cestode parasite