Using Microbial Microcosms to Study Host-parasite Coevolution

Evolution: Education and Outreach

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-18

  Brockhurst, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experimental evolution; Host parasite coevolution; Microcosm experiments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866700045     PISSN: 19366426     EISSN: 19366434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12052-009-0188-2     Document Type: Article

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