A host immune hormone modifies parasite species interactions and epidemics: insights from a field manipulation

This study therefore experimentally links host immune hormones to within-host priority effects and parasite epidemics, advancing a more mechanistic understanding of how interactions among parasites alter their epidemics.

Source: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences - November 7, 2018 Category: Biology Authors: Halliday, F. W., Umbanhowar, J., Mitchell, C. E. Tags: ecology Source Type: research