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Title Host defense mediates interspecific competition in ectoparasites
Author Sarah E. Bush and Jael R. Malenke
Date 2008-01-08
Description predators are known to reduce competition between prey species by suppressing their population sizes. A parallel phenomenon may take place in host–parasite systems, with host defence mediating competition between parasite species.
Keywords columbiformes;community structure;lice; niche partitioning;preening
URL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01353.x/abstract
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