Parasites grow larger in faster growing fish hosts

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-143

  Barber, Iain ^a,b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competitive ability; Fitness; Growth; Host parasite relationships; Schistocephalus solidus; Stickleback

Indexed keywords

FISH; FITNESS; FLATWORM; GROWTH RATE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CESTODE; CESTODIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENT; EXPOSURE; FEEDING; FISH; FOOD; GROWTH RATE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SCHISTOCEPHALUS SOLIDUS;

CESTODA; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS; SCHISTOCEPHALUS SOLIDUS;

EID: 13844282104     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.11.010     Document Type: Article

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