Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Adaptive host responses to infection can resemble parasitic manipulation
C. Haakonsrud Jensen, J. Weidner, J. Giske…·A. Mennerat
The paper uses a dynamic optimization model to show that host responses to parasitic infection can mimic manipulation without direct manipulation, leading to increased parasite fitness.
DOI 10.1101/2023.03.16.532392