A modified binomial model that describes the infection dynamics of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema feltiae (Steinernematidae; Nematoda)

Parasitology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 627-633

  Fenlon, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Horticulture Research International ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

binomial model; entomopathogenic nematode; host infection strategies; parasite behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS;

EID: 0029620855     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182000077118     Document Type: Article

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