Life cycle truncation in Digenea, a case study of Neophasis spp. (Acanthocolpidae)
Truncated life cycles may emerge in digeneans if the second intermediate host is eliminated, and the first intermediate host, the mollusc, takes up its role. To understand the causes of this type of life cycle truncation, we analyzed closely related species of the genus Neophasis (Acanthocolpidae) w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-08-01
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Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224421000596 |