Parasite load 1653221 219312469 2008-06-14T16:56:48Z Ludovika26 7184533 '''Parasite load''' is a measure of the number and [[virulence]] of the [[parasite]]s that a host organism harbours. [[Quantitative parasitology]] deals with measures to quantify parasite loads in samples of hosts and to make statistical comparisons of parasitism across host samples. In [[evolutionary biology]], parasite load has important implications for [[sexual selection]] and the [[evolution of sex]]. == External links == * [http://www.zoo.ufl.edu/Courses/ZOO4926/2007Spring/Bolker/notes/sexsel.html notes on parasite-driven sexual selection from a parasite ecology/evolution course] [[Category:parasitology]] [[Category:Parasitism]] [[Category:evolutionary biology]] {{parasite-stub}} {{ecology-stub}}