A manipulative field experiment to examine the effect of Capillaria hepatica (nematoda) on wild mouse populations in Southern Australia

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 383-398

  Singleton, Grant R ^a   Chambers, Lisa K ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

biological control; Capillaria hepatica; host parasite interactions; population dynamics; wild mice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIVER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TRICHUROIDEA;

ANIMALIA; CAPILLARIA; CAPILLARIA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; MUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS; NEMATODA; TRICHOCEPHALIDA; VICTORIA; MUS DOMESTICUS;

HOUSE MOUSE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, MALLEE;

EID: 0029663468     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(96)00001-X     Document Type: Article

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