Host age, but not host location within a stream, is correlated with the prevalence of gut parasites in water striders

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 529-534

  Gurski, Kata C ^a   Ebbert, Mercedes A ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AGE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; STREAM;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HOST; INSECT; INTESTINE PARASITE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; STREAM (RIVER); SUMMER; TRYPANOSOMA; UNITED STATES;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

AQUARIUS REMIGIS; GERRIDAE; HETEROPTERA; INSECTA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 0038344477     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0529:HABNHL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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