Nematodes that infect grazing herbivores rely on the ability of larvae to escape the fecal pat and ascend onto forage in order to be eaten by a subsequent host. However. pastures are polycultures of grasses and forbs that vary with respect to morphology and potential innate defense mechanisms acquired as part of their own co-evolution with nematode parasites. The objectives of this st... https://www.knowall.blog/