Parasites lost

Keith Clay ()
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Keith Clay: Indiana University

Nature, 2003, vol. 421, issue 6923, 585-586

Abstract: Why do some plants and animals become pests when they are introduced to new areas? Part of the answer seems to be that they have left most of their parasites behind, gaining vigour as a consequence.

Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1038/421585a

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