Male-biased sex ratio: why and what consequences for the genus Schistosoma?

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 63-69

  Beltran, Sophie ^a   Boissier, Jérôme ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; EFFECTIVE POPULATION SIZE; LIFE CYCLE; MATE CHOICE; MATING SYSTEM; MONOGAMY; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SCHISTOSOMA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; SEXUALITY; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

SCHISTOSOMA; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 74549210187     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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