Vázquez Prieto, SeveroVilas Peteiro, RománPaniagua Crespo, EsperanzaMartínez Ubeira, Florencio2021-05-072021-05-072015Vázquez-Prieto S., Vilas R., Paniagua E., Ubeira F.M. 2015: Influence of life history traits on the population genetic structure of parasitic helminths: a minireview. Folia Parasitol. 62: 0600015-5683http://hdl.handle.net/10347/26145Parasite 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 relevanceeng© 2015 Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre CAS. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Atribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Reproduction modesMating systemsLong-lived infective stagesDifferences in longevity and generation timeParasitism intensityHost specificityHost mobilityLife cycle complexityTransmission environmentjournal article10.14411/fp.2015.0601803-6465open access