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Invasion of the body snatchers: the diversity and evolution of manipulative strategies in host-parasite interactions.
- T. Lefèvre, S. Adamo, D. Biron, D. Missé, D. Hughes, F. Thomas
- Biology, Medicine
- Advances in parasitology
- 2009
Parasite-induced alteration of host behaviour is a widespread transmission strategy among pathogens. Understanding how it works is an exciting challenge from both a mechanistic and an evolutionary… Expand
The ecological significance of manipulative parasites.
- T. Lefèvre, C. Lebarbenchon, M. Gauthier-Clerc, D. Missé, R. Poulin, F. Thomas
- Biology, Medicine
- Trends in ecology & evolution
- 2009
The diversity of ways in which host manipulation by parasites interferes with ecological and evolutionary processes governing biotic interactions has been recently documented, and indicates that… Expand
Behind the scene, something else is pulling the strings: emphasizing parasitic manipulation in vector-borne diseases.
- T. Lefèvre, F. Thomas
- Biology, Medicine
- Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of…
- 1 July 2008
Merging the field of epidemiology with those of evolutionary and behavioural ecology can generate considerable fundamental knowledge, as well as help to guide public health policies. An attempt is… Expand
FOOD PLANT DERIVED DISEASE TOLERANCE AND RESISTANCE IN A NATURAL BUTTERFLY‐PLANT‐PARASITE INTERACTIONS
- E. D. Sternberg, T. Lefèvre, +4 authors J. D. de Roode
- Biology, Medicine
- Evolution; international journal of organic…
- 1 November 2012
Organisms can protect themselves against parasite‐induced fitness costs through resistance or tolerance. Resistance includes mechanisms that prevent infection or limit parasite growth while tolerance… Expand
Genetic variation in resistance, but not tolerance, to a protozoan parasite in the monarch butterfly
- T. Lefèvre, A. Williams, J. D. de Roode
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological…
- 7 March 2011
Natural selection should strongly favour hosts that can protect themselves against parasites. Most studies on animals so far have focused on resistance, a series of mechanisms through which hosts… Expand
Evidence for trans-generational medication in nature.
- T. Lefèvre, L. Oliver, M. Hunter, J. D. de Roode
- Biology, Medicine
- Ecology letters
- 1 December 2010
Parasites pose a serious threat to host fitness, and natural selection should favour host traits that reduce infection or disease symptoms. Here, we provide the first evidence of trans-generational… Expand
Beyond nature and nurture: phenotypic plasticity in blood-feeding behavior of Anopheles gambiae s.s. when humans are not readily accessible.
- T. Lefèvre, L. Gouagna, +5 authors F. Thomas
- Medicine, Biology
- The American journal of tropical medicine and…
- 1 December 2009
To test for the effects of host accessibility on blood-feeding behavior, we assessed degrees of anthropophily of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae at two stages of the behavioral sequence of… Expand
Self-Medication in Animals
- J. D. de Roode, T. Lefèvre, Mark D Hunter
- Biology, Medicine
- Science
- 12 April 2013
Animal self-medication against parasites is more widespread than previously thought, with profound implications for host-parasite biology. The concept of antiparasite self-medication in animals… Expand
Behavioral Immunity in Insects
- J. D. de Roode, T. Lefèvre
- Biology, Medicine
- Insects
- 15 August 2012
Parasites can dramatically reduce the fitness of their hosts, and natural selection should favor defense mechanisms that can protect hosts against disease. Much work has focused on understanding… Expand
Do distantly related parasites rely on the same proximate factors to alter the behaviour of their hosts?
- F. Ponton, T. Lefèvre, +6 authors D. Biron
- Biology, Medicine
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological…
- 22 November 2006
Phylogenetically unrelated parasites often increase the chances of their transmission by inducing similar phenotypic changes in their hosts. However, it is not known whether these convergent… Expand