Mechanisms of disease-induced extinction

Ecology Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 117-126

  De Castro, Francisco ^a   Bolker, Benjamin ^a  

^a 223 Bartram Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Frequency dependent; Parasite; Reservoir; Spatial; Specialist

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; EXTINCTION; PARASITE; POPULATION SIZE;

EID: 12944258604     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00693.x     Document Type: Review

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