@article{fdi:010046351, title = {{R}eciprocal effects between host phenotype and pathogens : new insights from an old problem}, author = {{B}lanchet, {S}. and {T}homas, {F}. and {L}oot, {G}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}elationships between the host phenotype and pathogen infection are assumed to reflect either causes or consequences of the infection. {I}n fact, these processes are likely to co-occur, even in the same phenotypic traits. {F}or example, hosts with high ingestion rates have a higher growth rate but are also more infected by trophically transmitted pathogens that subsequently reduce the host growth rate. {H}ere, we briefly review the empirical evidence suggesting reciprocal effects in host-pathogen interaction. {W}e then provide a 'verbal' model that aims to predict how reciprocal effects can bias our interpretation of the relationship between host phenotype and pathogen infection. {F}inally, we outline technical avenues for explicitly considering reciprocal effects in the future and discuss their fundamental and applied implications.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{T}rends in {P}arasitology}, volume = {25}, numero = {8}, pages = {364--369}, ISSN = {1471-4922}, year = {2009}, DOI = {10.1016/j.pt.2009.05.005}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046351}, }