Length of intervals between epidemics: Evaluating the influence of maternal transfer of immunity

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 568-575

  Garnier, Romain ^a,b   Gandon, Sylvain ^a   Harding, Karin C ^c   Boulinier, Thierry ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Harbor seal; Host parasite interactions; Maternal antibodies; Phocine distemper

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897634815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.955     Document Type: Article

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