Plastic parasites: Sophisticated strategies for survival and reproduction?

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-23

  Reece, Sarah E ^a   Ramiro, Ricardo S ^a   Nussey, Daniel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gametocyte conversion; Genotype by environment interaction; Life history trade off; Malaria; Phenotypic plasticity; Plasmodium; Red blood cell preference; Sex allocation; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 66049091891     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2008.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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