Trade-offs in the evolution of virulence in an indirectly transmitted macroparasite

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 268, Issue 1464, 2001, Pages 251-257

  Davies, C M ^a   Webster, J P ^a   Woolhouse, M E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomphalaria glabrata; Infectivity; Parasite; Schistosoma mansoni; Transmission; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; TRADE-OFF; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; EVOLUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BIOMPHALARIA GLABRATA; GASTROPODA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0035819556     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1367     Document Type: Article

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