Host manipulation by parasites: a multidimensional phenomenon
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F. Th omas ([email protected]), Génétique et Evolution des Maladies Infectieuses, UMR CNRS/IRD 2724, 911 Ave. Agropolis, BP 64501, FR–34394 Montpellier cedex 5, France. – FT and J. Brodeur, Inst. de recherche en biologie végétale, Dépt de sciences biologiques, Univ. de Montréal 4101, rue Sherbrooke est, Montréal (Québec), H1X 2B2, Canada. – R. Poulin, Dept of Zoology, Univ. of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
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