Parasite body size and interspecific variation in levels of aggregation among nematodes

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 642-647

  Poulin, Robert ^b   Morand, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BODY SIZE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; NEMATODE;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHYLOGENY; PREDICTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0033935541     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0642:PBSAIV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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