Variability of sex ratio, mating probability and egg production in an intestinal nematode in its fluctuating host population

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 755-764

  Haukisalmi, Voitto ^a   Henttonen, Heikki ^b   Vikman, Pia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Clethrionomys glareolus; Heligmosomum mixtum; Mating probability; Nematoda; Population dynamics; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATING; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PERSISTENT INFECTION; SEX RATIO; VOLE; WORM EGG;

ANIMALIA; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; HELIGMOSOMIDAE; HELIGMOSOMUM; HELIGMOSOMUM MIXTUM; MURIDAE; NEMATODA;

INTESTINAL PARASITE; MATING PROBABILITY; PARASITE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO;

FINLAND, LAPLAND, PALLASJARVI;

EID: 0030442235     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(96)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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