Combining phylogenetic and ecological information into a new index of host specificity

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 511-514

  Poulin, R ^a   Mouillot, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HOST SPECIFICITY; PARASITE; PHYLOGENETICS;

ARTICLE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RANGE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ANIMALS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 22244479045     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-398R     Document Type: Article

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