Suboptimal virulence of an insect-parasitic nematode

Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2241-2247

  Jaenike, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; host parasite interactions; Howardula aoronymphium; nematodes; transmission mode; virulence

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION MODEL; PARASITE VIRULENCE;

DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA NEOTESTACEA; DROSOPHILA PUTRIDA; DROSOPHILIDAE; HOWARDULA AORONYMPHIUM; NEMATODA;

EID: 0030301375     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1996.tb03613.x     Document Type: Article

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