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Parasite Specialization

Parasite Specialization is a biological phenomenon in which a parasite evolves to exploit a narrow range of host species or specific host traits, thereby enhancing its fitness on those hosts at the cost of reduced ability to infect or survive on other hosts.

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102

Authors

73

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2017–2026

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Parasite specialization from a phylogenetic perspective: a new index of host specificity

Robert Poulin, David Mouillot · Parasitology · 2003 · 251 citations

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The Evolution of Parasitism in Scrophulariaceae/Orobanchaceae: Plastid Gene Sequences Refute an Evolutionary Transition Series

Nelson D. Young, Kim E. Steiner, Claude W. dePamphilis · Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden · 1999 · 191 citations

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Multiple Infections, Immune Dynamics, and the Evolution of Virulence

Samuel Alizon, Minus van Baalen · The American Naturalist · 2008 · 168 citations

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Evolution of host specificity in monogeneans parasitizing African cichlid fish

Monika Mendlová, Andrea Vetešníková Šimková · Parasites & Vectors · 2014 · 103 citations · Full text

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The Summary Index of Malaria Surveillance (SIMS): a stable index of malaria within India

Alan A. Cohen, Neeraj Dhingra, Raju Jotkar et al. · Population Health Metrics · 2010 · 88 citations · Full text

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Authors

102

  1. PC
    Philippe Christe

    University of Lausanne, Switzerland

    2 publications · 127 citations

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  2. LZ
    László Zsolt Garamszegi

    Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary

    2 publications · 96 citations

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  3. AP
    A. P. Møller

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    2 publications · 68 citations

    2

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  4. NM
    Nicole M. Gerardo

    Emory University, United States

    2 publications · 111 citations

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  5. LG
    Luz García‐Longoria

    Universidad de Extremadura, Spain

    1 publications · 55 citations

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Institutions

73

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    1K citations

  2. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    322 citations

  3. Ecologie, Société, Evolution

    Orsay, France

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    393 citations

  4. Université de Montpellier

    Montpellier, France

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    476 citations

  5. Université Paris-Sud

    Orsay, France

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    93 citations

  6. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    109 citations

  7. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    106 citations

  8. University of Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    127 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Evolutionary Biology

    JEB · 6 publications · 196 citations

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  3. International Journal for Parasitology

    2 publications · 84 citations

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  4. BMC Evolutionary Biology

    2 publications · 71 citations

    2

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  5. PLoS ONE

    2 publications · 76 citations

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