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Sex ratio adjustment and kin discrimination in malaria parasites

Sex ratio adjustment and kin discrimination in malaria parasites

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Sex ratio adjustment and kin discrimination in malaria parasites

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Sex ratio adjustment and kin discrimination in malaria parasites

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature, 2008-05, Vol.453 (7195), p.609-614

Language

English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Malaria parasites and related Apicomplexans are the causative agents of the some of the most serious infectious diseases of humans, companion animals, livestock and wildlife. These parasites must undergo sexual reproduction to transmit from vertebrate hosts to vectors, and their sex ratios are consistently female-biased. Sex allocation theory, a co...

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Sex ratio adjustment and kin discrimination in malaria parasites

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3807728

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3807728

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687,1476-4679

DOI

10.1038/nature06954

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