Do malaria parasites follow the algebra of sex ratio theory?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 120-123

  Schall, Jos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; GAMETOCYTE; GENE FLOW; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PLASMODIUM; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM; SEX RATIO;

EID: 60449117053     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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