Testing hypotheses about parasite-mediated selection using odonate hosts

Dragonflies and Damselflies: Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Forbes, Mark R ^a   Robb, Tonia ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fitness costs; Mating; Multiple enemies; Parasite mediated selection; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84919649873     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199230693.003.0014     Document Type: Chapter

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