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A model of host–parasite relationships

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

H. D. Crofton
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Bristol

Extract

A model of host–parasite relationships is proposed and its properties examined.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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