Life-history variation among lines isolated from a laboratory population of Heligmosomoides polygyrus bakeri

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 541-551

  Chehresa, Azita ^a   Beech, Robin N ^a   Scott, Marilyn E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intraspecific variation; Life history traits; Nematode; Random genetic drift; Serial passage

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MOUSE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE FREQUENCY; INBREEDING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEMATOSPIROIDES DUBIUS; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY; PARASITE;

HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS BAKERI; NEMATODA;

EID: 0030613381     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00005-2     Document Type: Article

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