title: Influence of life history traits on the population genetic structure of parasitic helminths: a minireview.
abstract: Parasite life history traits influence the rate of gene flow between populations and the effective population size, both of which determine the levels of genetic variability and the geographic distribution of such variability. In this short review targeted to parasitologists, we summarise how life history traits influence the population genetic structure of parasitic helminths. These organisms are characterised by a wide variety of life cycles and are ecologically different from microparasites, which have been studied in more detail. In order to provide the reader a concise review that illustrates key aspects of the subject matter, we have limited ourselves to studying examples selected for their clarity and relevance.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Parasitologia, Departamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.|Universidad Autonoma de Chile, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Severo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vazquez-Prieto
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Genetica, Facultad de Biologia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vilas
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Parasitologia, Departamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain;
authors.forename: Esperanza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Paniagua
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Parasitologia, Departamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain;
authors.forename: Florencio M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Ubeira
keywords: differences in longevity and generation time; host mobility; host specificity; life cycle complexity; long-lived infective stages; mating systems; parasitism intensity; reproduction modes; transmission environment