Reproduction and host-location among the parasitic platyhelminthes

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 705-714

  Whittington, Ian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

'Turbellaria'; Cestoda; Digenea; Evolution; Fecundity; Flatworms; Host location; Monogenea; Platyhelminthes; Reproductio n

Indexed keywords

CESTODE; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PHYLOGENY; PLATYHELMINTH; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TURBELLARIA;

CESTODA; FECAMPIIDAE; GRAFFILLIDAE; MONOGENEA; PLATYHELMINTHES; PTERASTERICOLIDAE; TURBELLARIA; UMAGILLIDAE; DIGENEA;

FECUNDITY; HOST LOCATION; PARASITE; PARASITISM; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0030613035     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00012-X     Document Type: Article

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