Effects of acquired immunity and mating strategy on the genetic structure of parasite populations

American Naturalist

Volumn 159, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 519-529

  Lythgoe, Katrina A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired immunity; Coevolution; Cross protection; Recombination; Strain structure

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; GENETIC STRUCTURE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; STRONGYLOIDES RATTI;

EID: 0036229328     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339462     Document Type: Article

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