Parasites and host life-history traits: Implications for community ecology and species co-existence

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 669-674

  Thomas, Frédéric ^a   Guégan, Jean François ^a   Michalakis, Yannis ^a   Renaud, Francois ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Community ecology; Life history traits; Parasites

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; HOST; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITISM;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS;

EID: 0343674488     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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