Including parasites in food webs

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 55-57

  Byers, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD WEB; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; FOOD CHAIN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PARASITES;

EID: 59349102497     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2008.11.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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