Manipulative parasites
Le 30 Mars 2015
11h, séminaire ISEM, Salle Louis Thaler, UM (Triolet) Bat. 22
Kevin Lafferty, invité par Mike Hochberg
Abstract:
Some parasites manipulate the behavior of their hosts to further their own transmission. We can demonstrate this experimentally in model systems by comparing behaviors and predation risk in infected and uninfected hosts. These same principles apply to some parasites of humans, like Toxoplasma gondii, with subtle, but broad implications for human society.
