GAMETOCYTOGENESIS : THE PUBERTY OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

Gametocytogenesis : the puberty of Plasmodium falciparum

Abstract The protozoan Plasmodium falciparum has a complex life cycle in which asexual multiplication in the vertebrate host alternates with an obligate sexual reproduction in the anopheline mosquito.Apart from the apparent recombination advantages conferred by sex, P.falciparum has evolved a remarkable biology and adaptive phenotypes to insure its

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Dung beetle community and functions along a habitat-disturbance gradient in the Amazon: a rapid assessment of ecological functions associated to biodiversity.

Although there is increasing interest in the effects of habitat disturbance on community attributes and the potential consequences for ecosystem functioning, objective approaches linking biodiversity loss to functional loss are uncommon.The objectives of this study were to implement simultaneous assessment of community attributes (richness, abundan

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