A pocket guide to host-parasite models.
Mathematical models have been used to describe the population dynamics of a wide range of host-parasite interactions. Mick Roberts here discusses mathematical models for the dynamics of helminth endoparasites of non-human mammalian hosts, paying particular attention to the density-dependent factors that regulate the parasite populations, and the interaction between parasite and wild or feral animal host populations.
AgResearch, Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. robertsm@agresearch.cri.nz
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