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Variation and polymorphism in helminth parasites.
Parasitology - 1 Jan 2002
Maizels R M, Kurniawan-Atmadja A
Abstract excerpt
There are strong biological, evolutionary and immunological arguments for predicting extensive polymorphism among helminth parasites, but relatively little data and few instances from which the selective forces acting on parasite diversity can be discerned. The paucity of information on intraspecific variation stands in contrast to the fine detail with which helminth species have been delineated by morphological...
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