Life history of a malaria parasite (Plasmodium mexicanum): Independent traits and basis for variation

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 267, Issue 1445, 2000, Pages 793-799

  Eisen, Rebecca J ^a   Schall, Jos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Gametocytes; Life history; Plasmodium; Sceloporus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GAMETOCYTE; LIFE CYCLE; LIZARD; MALARIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM MEXICANUM; PROTOZOA; SCELOPORUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0034701492     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1073     Document Type: Article

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