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Nematode egg-shells

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

David Wharton
David Wharton
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Department of Zoology, University College of Wales, Penglais, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, SY23 3DA
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Summary

The transmission of parasites often involves a high mortality of free-living stages in the environment outside the host. This may be offset by a high biotic potential. In addition, adaptations of nematode eggs and larvae that ensure their survival or increase their chances of infecting a host will reduce the potential wastage rate. Increasing transmission will have an effect equivalent to increasing the fecundity of the parasite and, energetically, may be the more favourable strategy.

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Trends and Perspectives
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Parasitology , Volume 81 , Issue 2 , October 1980 , pp. 447 - 463
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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