Two species of feminizing microsporidian parasite coexist in populations of Gammarus duebeni

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 467-473

  Ironside, Joseph E ^a   Smith, J E ^b   Hatcher, M J ^c   Sharpe, R G ^b   Rollinson, D ^d   Dunn, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Feminization; Gammarus duebeni; Microsporidia; Transmission

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; CRUSTACEAN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX RATIO; UNITED KINGDOM;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MICROSPORIDA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SCOTLAND; SEX RATIO;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; GAMMARUS DUEBENI; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIUM; NOSEMA GRANULOSIS;

EID: 0037883757     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2003.00539.x     Document Type: Article

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