Do parasites live in extreme environments? Constructing hostile niches and living in them

Parasitology

Volumn 119, Issue SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Combes, C ^a   Morand, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

Host niche; Host specificity; Immune system; MHC

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033282326     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182000084663     Document Type: Review

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