Sex allocation and population structure in apicomplexan (protozoa) parasites

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1440, 2000, Pages 257-263

  West, Stuart A ^a   Smith, Todd G ^a   Read, Andrew F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gametocytes; Plasmodium; Selfing; Syzygy; Toxoplasma; Virulence

Indexed keywords

PARASITE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROTOZOA; SELFING; SEX ALLOCATION;

APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; FERTILIZATION; GAMETOCYTE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INTESTINE PARASITE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

APICOMPLEXA; GREGARINIA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034615065     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.0995     Document Type: Article

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