The evolution of taxonomic diversity in helminth assemblages of mammalian hosts

Evolutionary Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-247

  Poulin, Robert ^a   Mouillot, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

geographical range; helminths; host body size; phylogeny; population density; species richness; taxonomic distinctness

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HOST; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

MAMMALIA; VERMES;

EID: 3843146056     PISSN: 02697653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EVEC.0000035029.55952.68     Document Type: Review

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