Nonlethal parasites reduce how much their wild hosts eat, leading to ecosystem effects

Nonlethal parasites reduce how much their wild hosts eat, leading to ecosystem effects

Research from the Living Earth Collaborative highlights the cascading consequences of common parasitic infections. Although many of these infections are not lethal, they can still impact health or animal behavior, leading hosts to eat less vegetation. The study led by biologist Amanda Koltz in Arts & Sciences is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Class Acts: Akhil and Rohith Kesaraju

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