Thermal tolerance and environmental persistence of a protozoan parasite in monarch butterflies
Sánchez C, Ragonese I, de Roode J, Altizer S. Thermal tolerance and environmental persistence of a protozoan parasite in monarch butterflies. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 2021, 183: 107544. PMID: 33582107, DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2021.107544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtozoan parasitesInfects monarch butterfliesParasite genotypesThermal toleranceWithin-host replicationWindow of transmissionEcologically-relevant temperaturesParasite sporesShort-term reproductionMonarch larvaeHost plantsDormant sporesMonarch butterfliesParasite transmissionEnvironmental persistenceAbiotic conditionsParasitesInfection dynamicsParasite viabilityParasite persistenceSpore viabilityAdult butterfliesWarmer temperaturesSporesMonarch populations
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