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Jul 2026
Wormy Warning? Root‐Knot Nematode Infection Reduces Host Fitness but Does Not Affect Neighbouring Conspecific Plants
Under the conditions tested, the costs of M. hapla infection appeared largely limited to direct effects on infected plants, with no evidence that infected individuals induce costly trait responses in neighbouring uninfected conspecifics.
Zoe C. Cristante, Lesley G. Campbell, J. Koprivnikar
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