Sex Ratio and the Infection Process in Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Are Males the Colonizing Sex?

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 288-295

  Stuart, Robin J ^a   Hatab, Moeen Abu ^a   Gaugler, Randy ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

entomopathogenic nematode; host colonization; infection; protandry; Rhabditida; sex ratio; Steinernema glaseri; Steinernematidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040678194     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1998.4789     Document Type: Article

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