Modelling macroparasite aggregation using a nematode-sheep system: The Weibull distribution as an alternative to the Negative Binomial distribution?

Parasitology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 393-401

  Gaba, S ^a,b   Ginot, V ^a   Cabaret, J ^b  

^a INRA   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Distribution tail; Heavily infected host; Macroparasite; Negative binomial distribution; Nematode; Weibull distribution

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SHEEP; SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDIASIS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 24644433410     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118200500764X     Document Type: Article

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