Biological invasions and the dynamics of endemic diseases in freshwater ecosystems

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 676-688

  Poulin, R ^a   Paterson, R A ^a   Townsend, C R ^a   Tompkins, D M ^b   Kelly, D W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dilution effect; Introduced species; Parasite spillback; Risk assessment; Trait mediated indirect effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952218543     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02425.x     Document Type: Article

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