Spatial clustering of hosts can favor specialist parasites

Abstract Generalist parasites seem to enjoy the clear ecological advantage of a greater chance to find a host, and genetic trade‐offs are therefore often invoked to explain why specialists can coexist with or outcompete generalists. Here we develop an alternative perspective based on optimal foragin...

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Main Authors: Jeremy Draghi, Evan Zook
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70273
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