Open AccessInsufficient evidence of infection-induced phototactic behaviour in Spodoptera exigua : a comment on van Houte et al . (2014)
Author(s) -
Andrew D. M. Dobson,
Stuart K. J. R. Auld,
Matthew C. Tinsley
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
biology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.596
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1744-957X
pISSN - 1744-9561
DOI - 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0132
Subject(s) - exigua , biology , classics , spodoptera , history , genetics , gene , recombinant dna
Some of the most spectacular interactions between hosts and parasites occur when parasites manipulate their hosts' behaviour. Acanthocephalan worms that infect gammarid shrimps induce host behaviours that elevate predation vulnerability when they need to transmit to their final vertebrate host [[1][
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