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@article{citeulike:6042289, abstract = {Parasite resistance is sometimes associated with fitness costs. Costs of resistance are fundamentally important in epidemiology, and in the ecology and evolution of host–parasite interactions. The cost of resistance is often envisioned as the cost of re-allocating limiting resources to resistance machinery from other traits. This popular paradigm has resulted in a spate of research that assumes a fitness cost to resistance. We comment on this trend and propose a working framework of various resistance means and mechanisms. Within these means and mechanisms, we suggest that many are not likely to incur significant fitness costs.}, author = {Rigby, M. and Hechinger, R. and Stevens, L.}, citeulike-article-id = {6042289}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1471-4922(01)02203-6}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1471492201022036}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1016/S1471-4922(01)02203-6}, issn = {1471-4922}, journal = {Trends in Parasitology}, keywords = {cost, cost-of-resistance, economics, evolution, host-parasite, immune, immunity, parasite}, month = {March}, number = {3}, pages = {116--120}, posted-at = {2009-10-30 12:06:47}, priority = {2}, title = {Why should parasite resistance be costly?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1471-4922(01)02203-6}, volume = {18}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6042289 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6042289 N2 - Parasite resistance is sometimes associated with fitness costs. Costs of resistance are fundamentally important in epidemiology, and in the ecology and evolution of host–parasite interactions. The cost of resistance is often envisioned as the cost of re-allocating limiting resources to resistance machinery from other traits. This popular paradigm has resulted in a spate of research that assumes a fitness cost to resistance. We comment on this trend and propose a working framework of various resistance means and mechanisms. Within these means and mechanisms, we suggest that many are not likely to incur significant fitness costs. IS - 3 JF - Trends in Parasitology SN - 1471-4922 EP - 120 TI - Why should parasite resistance be costly? VL - 18 SP - 116 KW - cost KW - cost-of-resistance KW - economics KW - evolution KW - host-parasite KW - immune KW - immunity KW - parasite AU - Rigby, M AU - Hechinger, R AU - Stevens, L PY - 2002/03/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1471-4922(01)02203-6 ER -