Deeply conserved susceptibility in a multi-host, multi-parasite system
L. N. Barrow, S. M. McNew, N. Mitchell, S. C. Galen, H. L. Lutz, H. Skeen, T. Valqui, J. D. Weckstein, C. C. Witt
The paper investigates susceptibility to haemosporidian parasites across bird species, finding that host phylogeny significantly influences infection rates.
bioRxiv · Sep 26, 2018Evolutionary Biology