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Dispersal in a parasitic worm and its two hosts: consequence for local adaptation.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Feb 2005
Prugnolle Franck, Théron André, Pointier Jean Pierre, Jabbour-Zahab Roula, Jarne Philippe, Durand Patrick, de Meeûs Thierry
Abstract excerpt
Characterizing host and parasite population genetic structure and estimating gene flow among populations is essential for understanding coevolutionary interactions between hosts and parasites. We examined the population genetic structure of the trematode Schistosoma mansoni and its two host species (the definitive host Rattus rattus and the intermediate host Biomphalaria glabrata) using microsatellite markers....
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