Host immune status determines sexuality in a parasitic nematode

Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 393-401

  Gemmill, Alan W ^a   Viney, Mark E ^a   Read, Andrew F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antagonistic coevolution; evolution of sex; facultative sexuality; immunology; Red Queen; Strongyloides ratti

Indexed keywords

IMMUNITY; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITIC NEMATODE; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SEXUALITY;

NEMATODA; STRONGYLOIDES RATTI;

EID: 0030617962     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.1997.tb02426.x     Document Type: Article

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