A paradox of parasite resistance: Disease-driven trophic cascades increase the cost of resistance, selecting for lower resistance with parasites than without them
J. C. Walsman, A. T. Strauss, J. Hite, M. S. Shocket, S. R. Hall
The paper shows that parasites can reduce host resistance through resource feedbacks, contradicting the expectation that parasites increase resistance during epidemics.
bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2021Ecology