Parasites, biodiversity and ecosystem stability

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 953-962

  Combes, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

biodiversity; hybrid zones; outcome of competition; parasites; stability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM STABILITY; PARASITE;

EID: 0029659494     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00054413     Document Type: Review

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