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  Host manipulation by parasites in the world of dead-end predators: adaptation to enhance transmission?

Seppälä, O., Valtonen, E. T., & Benesh, D. P. (2008). Host manipulation by parasites in the world of dead-end predators: adaptation to enhance transmission? Proceedings of the Royal Society B - Biological Sciences, 275(1643), 1611-1615. doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.0152.

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Seppälä, Otto, Author
Valtonen, E. Tellervo, Author
Benesh, Daniel P.1, Author           
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1Department Evolutionary Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Society, ou_1445634              

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Free keywords: parasite-host interactions; host phenotype; non-host predation; Acanthocephala; Acanthocephalus lucii; Asellus aquaticus
 Abstract: Trophically transmitted parasites often alter their intermediate host's phenotype, thereby predisposing the hosts to increased predation. This is generally considered a parasite strategy evolved to enhance transmission to the next hosts. However, the adaptive value of host manipulation is not clear as it may be associated with costs, such as increased susceptibility to predators that are unsuitable next hosts for the parasites. We examined the ratio between the benefits and costs of host manipulation for transmission success of Acanthocephalus lucii (Acanthocephala), a parasite that alters the hiding behaviour and pigmentation of its isopod hosts. We experimentally compared the susceptibility of infected and uninfected isopods to predation by perch (Perca fluvialis; definitive host of the parasite) and dragonfly larvae (dead end). We found that the parasite predisposed the isopods to predation by both predators. However, the increased predation vulnerability of the infected isopods was higher towards perch. This suggests that, despite the costs due to non-host predation, host manipulation may still be advantageous for the parasite.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 2008-07-22
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 Identifiers: eDoc: 367975
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0152
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Title: Proceedings of the Royal Society B - Biological Sciences
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 275 (1643) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 1611 - 1615 Identifier: ISSN: 0962-8452