Genetic and phenotypic influences on clone-level success and host specialization in a generalist parasite

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-79

  Koehler, A V ^a   Springer, Y P ^a   Randhawa, H S ^a   Leung, T L F ^a   Keeney, D B ^b   Poulin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LE MOYNE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustacean; Host parasite interactions; Infection; Specialization; Susceptibility; Trematode

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPOD; CLONE; FITNESS; FLATWORM; GENERALIST; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIVITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SPECIALIZATION;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRACHYURA; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HISTOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST RANGE; PARASITOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SNAIL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREMATODE;

AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRACHYURA; GENETIC FITNESS; GENOTYPE; HOST SPECIFICITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LINEAR MODELS; PHENOTYPE; SNAILS; TREMATODA;

AMPHIPODA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MARITREMA NOVAEZEALANDENSIS; TREMATODA;

EID: 83555178469     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02402.x     Document Type: Article

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