Parasite populations: The puzzle of Plasmodium

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 15, 1999, Pages

  Hey, Jody ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 0033615067     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80356-X     Document Type: Note

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