Introduced species and their missing parasites

Damage caused by introduced species results from the high population densities and large body sizes that they attain in their new location. Escape from the effects of natural enemies is a frequent explanation given for the success of introduced species. Because some parasites can reduce host density...

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Published in:	Nature (London) Vol. 421; no. 6923; pp. 628 - 630
Main Authors:	Torchin, Mark E, Lafferty, Kevin D, Dobson, Andrew P, McKenzie, Valerie J, Kuris, Armand M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing 06-02-2003 Nature Publishing Group
Subjects:	Adaptation, Physiological Amphibia Amphibians Animal and plant ecology Animal Population Groups - parasitology Animal Population Groups - physiology Animal populations Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Aves Biological and medical sciences Biomass Body Constitution Body size Crustacea Crustaceans Ecosystem Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Host-Parasite Interactions Indigenous species Introduced species Mammalia Models, Biological Mollusca Mollusks Parasites Parasites - isolation & purification Parasites - physiology Pisces Population density Population Dynamics Probability Reptiles Reptilia Size Species extinction Species Specificity Host parasite relation Introduced species Prevalence Interspecific comparison Loss Parasite Environmental factor Crustacea Arthropoda Parasitism rate Intraspecific comparison Invertebrata Mollusca Native species
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