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Experimental evolution of field populations of Daphnia magna in response to parasite treatment

Zbinden, Marc ; Haag, Christoph R. ; Ebert, Dieter

In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2008///doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01541.x

Although there is little doubt that hosts evolve to reduce parasite damage, little is known about the evolutionary time scale on which host populations may adapt under natural conditions. Here we study the effects of selection by the microsporidian parasite Octosporea bayeri on populations of Daphnia magna. In a field study, we infected replicated populations of D. magna with the parasite,...