Parasite prevalence and the size of host populations: An experimental test

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-37

  Lopez, Jorge E ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POPULATION SIZE;

ARTICLE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFESTATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; TRIBOLIUM;

ACARI; ACAROPHENAX; COLEOPTERA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; TRIBOLIUM;

EID: 17844394697     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-323R     Document Type: Article

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