To grow or not to grow? Intermediate and paratenic hosts as helminth life cycle strategies

DOI10.1016/J.JTBI.2009.01.016zbMath1402.92363OpenAlexW2059198818WikidataQ58929742 ScholiaQ58929742MaRDI QIDQ1621103

J. C. Chubb, M. A. Ball, Gregory A. Parker

Publication date: 8 November 2018

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2009.01.016

zbMATH Keywords

life history strategiesgrowth arrest of larvaehelminth evolutionintermediate hostsparatenic hosts

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Problems related to evolution (92D15) Population dynamics (general) (92D25) Ecology (92D40)

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Cites Work

• The evolution of complex life cycles when parasite mortality is size- or time-dependent

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