Broader Geographic Sampling Increases Extent of Intermediate Host Specificity for a Trematode Parasite (Notocotylidae

Autor: D K, Gagnon, J T, Detwiler
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: The Journal of parasitology. 105(6)
ISSN: 1937-2345
Popis: Knowledge of helminth life cycles is essential to understanding their host specificity, geographic distribution, and transmission. Many helminth life cycle descriptions are based on field collections in a limited part of the parasite's range. However, it is important to determine whether helminth life cycles and host specificity remain consistent across their geographic range so that we may better understand their life history and transmission ecology. Here, we investigated whether the life cycle of a widespread trematode
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