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. 2015 Sep 3;11(9):e1005098.
doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005098. eCollection 2015 Sep.

Hybridization in Parasites: Consequences for Adaptive Evolution, Pathogenesis, and Public Health in a Changing World

Kayla C King  1 , Rike B Stelkens  2 , Joanne P Webster  3 , Deborah F Smith  4 , Michael A Brockhurst  4
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Hybridization in Parasites: Consequences for Adaptive Evolution, Pathogenesis, and Public Health in a Changing World

Kayla C King et al. PLoS Pathog. .
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Fig 1. Schematic of the drivers and consequences of parasite hybridization.
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