Competition and coexistence in host-parasite systems: The myxomatosis case

Population Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-85

  Aparicio, Juan Pablo ^a   Solari, Hernán G ^b   Bonino, Never ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Epizootic; Mathematical model; Population dynamics; Rabbit; Virulence

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; VIRAL DISEASE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 3242886044     PISSN: 14383896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10144-004-0173-0     Document Type: Article

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