Parasites perform poorly at high host densities: an experimental test in the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis Abstract. The link between host density and parasite population size is well-established. However, while high host density facilitates parasite transmissio

In #ParAnthropE with @illgottencranes.bsky.social we tagged and monitored female salmon lice at contrasting host densities to test how intensive aquaculture affects their life histories.
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