Parasite evolution and life history theory

PLoS Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Kochin, Beth F ^a   Bull, James J ^b   Antia, Rustom ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 5;

ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EOSINOPHIL; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LITOMOSOIDES SIGMODONTIS; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PARASITES; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 78149377033     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000524     Document Type: Article

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