Sexual size dimorphism in parasitic oxyurid nematodes

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 397-410

  Morand, Serge ^a   Hugot, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Body size; Comparative analysis; Haplodiploidy; Invertebrates; Primates; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0031856684     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1997.0209     Document Type: Article

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