Persistence of tick-borne virus in the presence of multiple host species: Tick reservoirs and parasite mediated competition

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 111-118

  Norman, R ^a   Bowers, R G ^b   Begon, M ^b   Hudson, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; PARASITE; TICK; VIRAL DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPETITION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP DISEASE; TICK BORNE DISEASE; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ACARI; AVES; DHORI VIRUS; FLAVIVIRUS; LEPUS; OVIS ARIES; PHASIANIDAE; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0033533378     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0982     Document Type: Article

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