کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
143051 163173 2009 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The ecological significance of manipulative parasites
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The ecological significance of manipulative parasites
چکیده انگلیسی

The diversity of ways in which host manipulation by parasites interferes with ecological and evolutionary processes governing biotic interactions has been recently documented, and indicates that manipulative parasites are full participants in the functioning of ecosystems. Phenotypic alterations in parasitised hosts modify host population ecology, apparent competition processes, food web structure and energy and nutrient flow between habitats, as well as favouring habitat creation. As is usually the case in ecology, these phenomena can be greatly amplified by a series of secondary consequences (cascade effects). Here we review the ecological relevance of manipulative parasites in ecosystems and propose directions for further research.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: - Volume 24, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 41–48
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