Evolutionary loss of parasitism by nematodes? Discovery of a free-living filaroid nematode

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 645-647

  Bert, Wim ^a   Messlaen, Marjolein ^a   Manhoutt, Joerl ^b   Houthoofd, Wouter ^a   Borgonle, Gaëtan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; JUVENILE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATODE; PARASITISM; PHENOTYPE;

ARTICLE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FILARIA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITISM; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; EVOLUTION; FILARIOIDEA; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PHYLOGENY;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

BOS TAURUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 33746567853     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-672R.1     Document Type: Article

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