How predictable is the abundance of double gametocyte infections?

Parasitology Research

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 84-86

  Jovani, Roger ^a   Sol, Daniel ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ERYTHROCYTE; GAMETOCYTE; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRD DISEASES; COLUMBIDAE; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HAEMOSPORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; HAEMOPROTEUS COLUMBAE;

EID: 24044431943     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-1405-8     Document Type: Article

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