Effects of natal and novel Crithidia bombi (Trypanosomatidae) infections on Bombus terrestris hosts

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-90

  Yourth, C P ^a,b   Brown, M J F ^a,c   Schmid Hempel, P ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Host parasite co evolution; Local adaptation; Vertical transmission; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BEE; FITNESS; FORAGE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; NEST; PARASITE; PROTOZOAN; QUEEN; SURVIVAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRULENCE;

BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; CRITHIDIA; CRITHIDIA BOMBI; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 39749102875     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-007-0974-1     Document Type: Article

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