Reappraising the theme of breeding systems in Echinococcus: Is outcrossing a rare phenomenon?

Parasitology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 298-302

  Haag, K L ^a,b   Marin, P B ^a   Graichen, D A S ^a   De La Rue, M L ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; flatworm; Key wordsselfing; mating system; outcrossing

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREEDING; DOG; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCROSSING; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSSES, GENETIC; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENOTYPE; INBREEDING; MALATE DEHYDROGENASE; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; PLATYHELMINTHES;

EID: 79952902473     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182010001307     Document Type: Article

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