Virulence in malaria: An evolutionary viewpoint

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 359, Issue 1446, 2004, Pages 965-986

  Mackinnon, Margaret J ^a   Read, Andrew F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Immunity; Malaria; Parasite fitness; Transmission; Virulence

Indexed keywords

MALARIA; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; PLASMODIUM CHABAUDI; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RODENTIA;

EID: 2942718889     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2003.1414     Document Type: Review

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