Parasitism and growth in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris: Fitness costs of the gregarine parasite Monocystis sp.

Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 397-403

  Field, S G ^a   Michiels, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gregarinidae; Life history trade off; Lumbricus terrestris; Monocystis sp.; Parasite induced fitness costs; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EARTHWORM; GROWTH; HOST; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; MONOCYSTIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITISM; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; OLIGOCHAETA;

GREGARINIDAE; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; MONOCYSTIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 17144405280     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182004006663     Document Type: Article

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