title: Evolutionary biology: parasite, know thyself.
abstract: Studies of sex allocation provide some of the best evidence for Darwinian adaptation in nature. A new study of malaria parasites provides striking support for this cornerstone of evolutionary biology, with important implications for both evolutionary and medical biology.
authors.affiliation: Edward Grey Institute, Dept of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK. sarah.knowles@zoo.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: Sarah C L
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Knowles
authors.forename: Ben C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sheldon
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological; D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007178:Inbreeding; D008297:Male; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000502:physiology*; D019849:Sex Determination Processes; D012744:Sex Ratio; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D014863:Wasps / Q000502:physiology