A correlated response of a parasite's virulence and life cycle to selection on its host's life history

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 70-79

  Koella, J C ^a,c   Agnew, P ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Edhazardia aedis; Life cycle; Life history; Virulence

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; VIRULENCE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EDHAZARDIA AEDIS;

EID: 0032920833     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.1999.00010.x     Document Type: Article

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