A baseline model for the apparent competition between many host strains: The evolution of host resistance to microparasites

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-75

  Bowers, Roger G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EVOLUTION; PARASITE RESISTANCE;

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; EVOLUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033533558     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0976     Document Type: Article

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