Nematode parasite species richness and the evolution of spleen size in birds

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1356-1360

  Morand, S ^a   Poulin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRADE-OFF;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0033761133     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z00-076     Document Type: Article

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