Field evidence for density-dependent effects in the trematode Microphallus papillorobustus in its manipulated host, Gammarus insensibilis

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 668-672

  Brown, S P ^a   De Lorgeril, J ^a,b   Joly, C ^a,b   Thomas, F ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FECUNDITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; COOPERATION; DENSITY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS INENSIBILIS; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MICROPHALLUS PAPILLOROBUSTUS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHENOTYPE; TREMATODE;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DENSITY; TREMATODA;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALIA; GAMMARUS; GAMMARUS INSENSIBILIS; INVERTEBRATA; MICROPHALLUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 0141856538     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3122     Document Type: Article

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