Conflict of interest between a nematode and a trematode in an amphipod host: Test of the "sabotage" hypothesis

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 296-301

  Thomas, Frédéric ^a   Fauchier, Jérôme ^a   Lafferty, Kevin D ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphipod; Conflict of interest; Manipulation; Nematode; Trematode

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NEMATODE; PARASITE;

AMPHIPODA; AVES; GAMMARINEMA GAMMARI; GAMMARUS INSENSIBILIS; MICROPHALLUS; MICROPHALLUS PAPILLOROBUSTUS; NEMATODA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0036487985     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-001-0442-2     Document Type: Article

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