University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of 12-1997 Evolution of the Schistosomes (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea): The Origin of Dioecy and Colonization of the Venous System Thomas R. Platt St. Mary's College Daniel R. Brooks University of Toronto,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/parasitologyfacpubs Part of the Parasitology Commons Platt, Thomas R. and Brooks, Daniel R., "Evolution of the Schistosomes (Digenea: Schistosomatoidea): The Origin of Dioecy and Colonization of the Venous System" (1997). Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology. 229. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/parasitologyfacpubs/229 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. J. Parasitol., 83(6), 1997 p. 1035-1044 ? American Society of Parasitologists 1997 EVOLUTIONOF THE SCHISTOSOMES(DIGENEA: SCHISTOSOMATOIDEA): THE ORIGINOF DIOECYAND COLONIZATIONOF THE VENOUS SYSTEM Thomas R. Platt and Daniel R. Brookst Department of Biology, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 ABSTRACT: Trematodesof the family Schistosomatidaeare