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Episode Synopsis
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier
Vincent and Dickson explain how a nematode manipulates cricket behavior and alters the food web of a stream.
Links for this episode:
Nematomorph parasites alter food web of streams (Ecol Lett)
Manipulation of cockle behavior by a trematode (Parasitology)
Cockles infected by one parasite are more susceptible to a second (J Parasitol)
Letters read on TWiP 44
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected].
Vincent and Dickson explain how a nematode manipulates cricket behavior and alters the food web of a stream.
Links for this episode:
Nematomorph parasites alter food web of streams (Ecol Lett)
Manipulation of cockle behavior by a trematode (Parasitology)
Cockles infected by one parasite are more susceptible to a second (J Parasitol)
Letters read on TWiP 44
Contact
Send your questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected].
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