Host-parasite interactions under extreme climatic conditions

Current Zoology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 390-405

  Martinez, J ^a   Merino, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate change; Immunocompetence; Parasite host interactions; Pollution; Population density

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955558968     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/czoolo/57.3.390     Document Type: Article

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