Ectoparasites and sett use in European badgers

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 621-629

  Butler, J M ^a   Roper, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; MAMMALIA; MELES MELES; PHTHIRAPTERA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE; SIPHONAPTERA; SIPHUNCULATA;

BADGER; ECTOPARASITISM; FLEA; LOUSE; SETT; TICK;

EID: 0030222877     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0203     Document Type: Article

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