Weather-driven dynamics of an intermediate host: Mechanistic and statistical population modelling of Oncomelania hupensis

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 781-791

  Remais, Justin ^a   Hubbard, Alan ^a   Zisong, Wu ^b   Spear, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SICHUAN CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Intermediate host snail; Mark recapture; Population model; Schistosoma japonicum; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INTERMEDIATE HOST; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MODELING; RECRUITMENT; SNAIL; WEATHER;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

GASTROPODA; ONCOMELANIA HUPENSIS; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 34347394726     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01305.x     Document Type: Article

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