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| Title: | A co-evolutionary look at a host-parasite interaction: sickle cell anemia and malaria |
| Authors: | Casey, Kimberly |
| Keywords: | Biological anthropology
Malaria
Sickle cell anemia
Malaria parasites |
| Issue Date: | 2005 |
| Publisher: | Wichita State University. Department of Anthropology |
| Citation: | Casey, Kimberly (2005). A co-evolutionary look at a host-parasite interaction: sickle cell anemia and malaria In: Lambda Alpha Journal, v.35, p.37-42 |
| Series/Report no.: | LAJ
v.35 |
| Abstract: | This paper discusses sickle cell anemia, malaria,
and how the malaria parasites played a role in human evolution by providing
protective qualities that insured reproductive success in individuals
who carried the sickle cell trait. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10057/1197 |
| ISSN: | 0047-3928 |
| Appears in Collections: | Lambda Alpha Journal, v.35, 2005
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