Causes of intraspecific variation in body size among trematode metacercariae
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Causes of intraspecific variation in body size among trematode metacercariae.
Inequalities in body size among adult helminths can result in inequalities in reproductive output, with consequences for population dynamics and genetics. These inequalities can result from growth differences among larval worms inside intermediate hosts that persist into the adult stage. Here, we investigate the effects of both host body size and intensity of infection on the sizes of metacerca...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Helminthology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-149X,1475-2697
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x09224175