Effects of the trematode Maritrema novaezealandensis on the behaviour of its amphipod host: Adaptive or not?

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 271-275

  Leung, T L F ^a   Poulin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MARITREMA NOVAEZEALANDENSIS; NONHUMAN; PARACALLIOPE NOVIZEALANDESIS; TREMATODE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; MARITREMA NOVAEZEALANDENSIS; MICROPHALLIDAE; PARACALLIOPE NOVIZEALANDIAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 33846467137     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2005332     Document Type: Article

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