Responses of the parasites Angiostrongylus vasorum and Nematodirus battus to climate change : pre-adaptation through life history variation

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Main Author: Nor Azlina Abdul Aziz (Author)
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. General introduction
  • 2. Development of PCR as a surveillance tool for the distribution and phenology of Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in slug intermediate hosts
  • 3. Spatial variation in the distribution of slug species and infection with Angiostrongylus vasorum in Swansea and Bristol
  • 4. Seasonality of Angiostrongylus vasorum infection in slugs
  • 5. Phylogenetic analysis of Angiostrongylus vasorum in foxes in the UK in relation to phenology and spread
  • 6. Evaluation of Nematodirus battus hatching behaviour in relation to regional variation in phenology and disease incidence
  • 7. Phylogenetic analysis of Nematodirus battus in relation to micro-evolution of hatching behaviour
  • 8. General discussion