Apes, lice and prehistory

Journal of Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Weiss, Robin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APE; HAIR; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PEDICULUS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC HAIR; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; HOMINID; PARASITOLOGY; PEDICULOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE DISEASE; TIME;

PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HOMINIDAE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LICE; LICE INFESTATIONS; PRIMATE DISEASES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61649128513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14754924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/jbiol114     Document Type: Review

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