Competitive mating interactions between Schistosoma haematobium and S. intercalatum (Lower Guinea strain)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 238-241

  Cosgrove, C L ^a   Southgate, V R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUINEA; HAMSTER; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA INTERCALATUM;

CRICETINAE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA INTERCALATUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0037323214     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-002-0747-8     Document Type: Article

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