Variation in infection parameters among populations within parasite species: Intrinsic properties versus local factors

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 877-885

  Poulin, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abundance; Freshwater fish; Helminths; Intensity; Prevalence; Repeatability analysis; Species character

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; METAZOAN; PARASITE; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

ACANTHOCEPHALAN; ARTICLE; CESTODE; COPEPOD; FISH DISEASE; MONOGENEAN; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCIBILITY; TAXONOMY; TREMATODE;

ANIMALS; CANADA; COPEPODA; ECOSYSTEM; FISH DISEASES; FISHES; FRESH WATER; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; PREVALENCE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ACANTHOCEPHALA (WORMS); CESTODA; COPEPODA; METAZOA; MONOGENEA; NEMATODA; PISCES; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 33845250898     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.02.021     Document Type: Article

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