The role of density-dependent arrested larval stages on parasite dynamics and stability: Lessons from nematodes and donkeys

L. Stancampiano and F. Usai

Ecological Modelling, 2015, vol. 297, issue C, 69-79

Abstract: The regulation of parasite populations is a very interesting field of study, relevant for both farm and wild host species. Traditionally, the mortality of parasites due to parasite-induced host mortality has been considered the main feature giving rise to the regulation and stability of host–parasite interaction, enhanced by the negative binomial distribution of parasites in host populations. Nevertheless, different possible density-dependent mechanisms of parasite regulation are likely to occur.

Keywords: Cyathostominae; Equidae; Population dynamics; Hypobiosis; Regulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.11.001

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