Publications by authors named "Emilce Barengo"
Article Synopsis
- Hosts use two main strategies to defend against infections: resistance, which reduces the pathogen's ability to thrive, and tolerance, which minimizes the damage caused by the infection.
- This study examined the differences in these defense strategies between a primary bird host and alternative bird hosts infected by the same insect parasite (Philornis torquans).
- Findings revealed that the main host exhibited high tolerance with low resistance, leading to high parasite success, while alternative hosts displayed varying levels of resistance that affected both virulence and parasite success.
