The individual host, a unique evolutionary island for rapidly dividing parasites: A theoretical approach

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 263-267

  Seed, John R ^a   Sechelski, John B ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS; INFECTION RISK; PARASITEMIA; PHENOTYPE; PLASMODIUM; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MUTATION; PARASITEMIA; PHENOTYPE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA;

EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY ISLAND; INDIVIDUAL HOST; PARASITE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0029661666     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284158     Document Type: Article

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