Toxoplasma gondii, sex and premature rejection.

Adaptive sex ratio theory explains why gametocyte sex ratios are female-biased in many populations of apicomplexan parasites such as Plasmodium and Toxoplasma. Recently, Ferguson has criticized this framework and proposed two alternative explanations--one for vector-borne parasites (e.g. Plasmodium)...

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Main Authors: West, SA, Reece, SE, Read, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003