Food webs for parasitologists: A review

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-284

  Sukhdeo, Michael V K ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; ENERGY FLOW; FOOD WEB; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LITERATURE REVIEW; LOGISTICS; PARADIGM SHIFT;

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ACANTHOCEPHALUS TEHLEQUAHENSIS; BIOMASS; CEACIDOTEA COMMUNIS; FOOD WEB; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; ISOPODA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; REVIEW; SALT MARSH; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BIOMASS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD CHAIN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARASITOLOGY;

EID: 77953572547     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2254.1     Document Type: Review

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