Parasite Manipulation of Host Behavior: An Update and Frequently Asked Questions

A review of parasite manipulation of host behavior. The companion adopts its criteria for adaptive manipulation as the test for feeding by persuasion (peithotrophy): a trait counts only if it is heritable and the care it elicits repeatedly raises the persistence or spread of its lineage. It applies this test to the GPT-4o case of user attachment.

Cited in

the companion paper (Companion §3)

Used for

Persuading (peithotrophy)

Strand

Ecology: energetics, niches & interactions · Parasitism, mutualism & cheating

Cite

@article{poulin2010parasite,
  title = {Parasite Manipulation of Host Behavior: An Update and Frequently Asked Questions},
  author = {Robert Poulin},
  year = {2010},
  journal = {Advances in the Study of Behavior},
  doi = {10.1016/S0065-3454(10)41005-0},
}