William C. Beckerson, Imane Laraba, Terry J. Torres-Cruz, Donald Steinkraus, Ann Hajek
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in: Biodiversity and Evolution of Fungal Parasites and Pathogens
(ed. Haelewaters)
Abstract: One of the truly remarkable features of fungal pathogens is their diverse set of approaches towards infection of various hosts across the Tree of Life. In many cases, fungi do more than simply colonize host plants, animals, and even other fungi, going one step further to manipulate their hosts in effort to increase their own fitness. In this chapter, we discuss three categories of these manipulation strategies: physiological manipulations, deception through phenotypic and chemical mimicry, and behavioral manipulation.
Keywords: Behavior Manipulation, Peudo-anthers, Zombie Beetles
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