Effects of interspecific competition on asexual proliferation and clonal genetic diversity in larval trematode infections of snails

Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 741-747

  Keeney, D B ^a   Boessenkool, S ^a   King, T M ^a   Leung, T L F ^a   Poulin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clonal genetic diversity; Interspecific interactions; Maritrema novaezealandensis; Parasite; Philophthalmus sp.; Trematode; Zeacumantus subcarinatus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION; EYE FLUKE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MARITREMA NOVAEZEALANDENSIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SNAIL; SPOROCYST; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS;

ANIMALS; LARVA; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; SNAILS; TREMATODA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

GASTROPODA; MARITREMA NOVAEZEALANDENSIS; PHILOPHTHALMUS; TREMATODA; ZEACUMANTUS SUBCARINATUS;

EID: 44349090259     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182008004435     Document Type: Article

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