Evolution of the schistosomes (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea): The origin of dioecy and colonization of the venous system

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1035-1044

  Platt, Thomas R ^a   Brooks, Daniel R ^a,b  

^a SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; DIOECY; EVOLUTION; PARASITE; VENOUS SYSTEM;

EVOLUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SCHISTOSOMA; TURTLE; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HERMAPHRODITISM; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTION; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; VEINS;

LETHRINIDAE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE; SCHISTOSOMATOIDEA; SPIRORCHIDAE; TESTUDINES; TREMATODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031440447     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284358     Document Type: Review

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