Constraints on the reproductive value of vertical transmission for a microsporidian parasite and its female-killing behaviour

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1010-1019

  Agnew, Philip ^a,b   Koella, Jacob C ^b,c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Horizontal transmission; Host; Life cycles; Life history traits; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EDHAZARDIA AEDIS;

EID: 0032859598     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00349.x     Document Type: Article

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