Journal article
Niche construction: evolutionary implications for parasites and hosts
Trends in Parasitology, Vol.31(4), pp.134-141
2015
Abstract
Organisms can determine the environment they experience through the process of niche construction. This may have important evolutionary consequences by exposing them to new selection pressures, producing a faster response to selection, and building suites of coadapted traits. Traits of the parasite which influence the likelihood of encountering different host environments, or which change the host environment, can be regarded as niche construction traits, as can traits of the host which influence the likelihood of the host being infected by parasites. A niche construction perspective may provide new insights into the evolution of host/parasite interactions; this is illustrated with several examples from the viewpoint of both parasite and host traits.
Details
- Title
- Niche construction: evolutionary implications for parasites and hosts
- Authors/Creators
- A.J. Lymbery (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
- Publication Details
- Trends in Parasitology, Vol.31(4), pp.134-141
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Identifiers
- 991005540924707891
- Copyright
- © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Freshwater Fish Group and Fish Health Unit; School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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