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Sep 2026
Differences in Parasite Infection Status and Behavior Between a Clonal Fish and Her Sexually Reproducing Heterospecifics
ABSTRACT Parasites impose strong selective pressures on animals, influencing traits from behavior to reproductive strategies. In particular, parasite‐mediated selection has been proposed as a major driver of sexual reproduction, as genetic recombination can generate variation that facilitates rapid evolutionary respons...
Kirsten Sheehy, Jonathan Aguiñaga, M. Janecka et al.
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