Evolution of complex life cycles in helminth parasites

Nature

Volumn 425, Issue 6957, 2003, Pages 480-484

  Parker, Geoff A ^a   Chubb, Jimmy C ^a   Ball, Michael A ^a   Roberts, Guy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD PRODUCTS; LIFE CYCLE;

PARASITES;

MICROORGANISMS;

DEFINITIVE HOST; EVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LIFE CYCLE;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; HELMINTH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATURITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; HELMINTHS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PARASITES; REPRODUCTION;

INVERTEBRATA; VERMES;

EID: 0141963900     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature02012     Document Type: Article

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