Evolution: Causality and the Origin of Parasitism

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• 作者：Jan Janouskovec¹ ; ^{janjan.cz@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Patrick J. Keeling² ; ^{pkeeling@mail.ubc.ca" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 刊名：Current Biology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：22 February 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：26
• 期：4
• 页码：R174-R177
• 全文大小：414 K

文摘

The first comparison of parasitic trypanosomatids to their free-living relatives reveals that some characteristics once linked to parasitism actually predate it. Parallel comparisons of other parasites suggest we need to rethink the drivers and consequences of the parasitic lifestyle.