Stochastic and spatial dynamics of nematode parasites in farmed ruminants

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 271, Issue 1545, 2004, Pages 1243-1250

  Cornell, Stephen J ^a   Isham, Valerie S ^b   Grenfell, Bryan T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Allee effect; Heterogeneity; Parasite population dynamics; Spatial effects; Stochasticity

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; ALLEE EFFECT; HETEROGENEITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NEMATODE; RUMINANT;

ARTICLE; BOVIDS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTESTINE PARASITE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOSIS; POPULATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; WORM;

BOVIDAE; NEMATODA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 2942735566     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2744     Document Type: Article

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