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parasite spillback: a standalone construct

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Wildlife disease ecology

the process in which an introduced host acquires a native parasite and amplifies it, raising infection in native hosts.

In wildlife disease ecology, parasite spillback refers to the process in which an introduced host acquires a native parasite and amplifies it, raising infection in native hosts. This meaning comes from Kelly (2009) in Ecology.[1]

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References

Kelly, D. W., Paterson, R. A., Townsend, C. R., Poulin, R., & Tompkins, D. M. (2009). Parasite spillback: A neglected concept in invasion ecology? Ecology, 90(8), 2047-2056. https://doi.org/10.1890/08-1085.1

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