Complex life cycle and body sizes at life-history transitions for macroparasites

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1427-1443

  Iwasa, Yoh ^a   Wada, Genki ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body size; Complex life cycle; Evolution; Macroparasite

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845948504     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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