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TWiP 150: Fast food

  • April 19, 2018
  • Tagged as: Callinectes sapidus, crab, Eurypanopeus depressus, invasive species, leishmania, Loxothylacus panopaei, native predator, parasite, parasitism, parasitology

The TWiPers solve the case of the Panamanian Man With Leg Ulcer, and describe how a crab predator preferentially feeds on parasite infected prey – even though the parasite makes them faster!

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