Seasonality of gregarine parasitism in the damselfly, Nehalennia irene: Understanding unimodal patterns

Parasitology Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 245-250

  Forbes, Mark R ^a   Mlynarek, Julia J ^a   Allison, Jane ^a   Hecker, Kerry R ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DAMSELFLY; FEMALE; FLY; GREGARINE; INFECTION RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INSECTS; MALE; PARASITE LOAD; SEASONS;

APICOMPLEXA; COENAGRIONIDAE; GREGARINIA; NEHALENNIA IRENE; ODONATA; PROTOZOA; ZYGOPTERA;

EID: 84857062033     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2478-1     Document Type: Article

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