Global warming is changing the dynamics of Arctic host-parasite systems

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 272, Issue 1581, 2005, Pages 2571-2576

  Kutz, S J ^a,c   Hoberg, E P ^b   Polley, L ^a   Jenkins, E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Canada; Climate change; Emerging disease; Parasitology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; GLOBAL WARMING; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

ARCTIC; ARTICLE; CANADA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; OVIBOS;

EID: 29144461927     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3285     Document Type: Article

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