Gregarine infection accelerates larval development of the cat fleaCtenocephalides felis(Bouché)

SUMMARY A high degree of specialization between host and parasite is a well-known outcome of a long history of coevolution, and it is strikingly illustrated in a coordination of their life cycles. In some cases, the arms race ensued at the establishment of a symbiotic relationship results in the adoption of manipulative strategies by the parasite. We have already learned that Steinina ctenocephali , a gregarine living in the alimentary canal of...