Parasites take control

Richard D. Gregory () and Peter J. Hudson ()
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Richard D. Gregory: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Peter J. Hudson: University of Stirling

Nature, 2000, vol. 406, issue 6791, 33-34

Abstract: Parasites can it seems stabilize and regulate populations of their hosts, but it has proved tough to find evidence of the process in natural conditions. An example now comes from analysis of a finch population in the United States, which has become infected by a bacterium causing eye disease.

Date: 2000
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