Wildlife parasites: Lessons for parasite control in livestock

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 71, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 137-153

  Malan, F S ^a   Horak, I G ^b   De Vos, V ^b,c   Van Wyk, J A ^d  

^a Hoechst Roussel Vet Research Farm   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^d ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Balance of Nature; Host resilience; Host resistance; Host selection; Parasite role; Survival of the fittest; Sustainable productian; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOSYSTEM; FITNESS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PREDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRESS; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; ECOSYSTEM; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030766510     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00030-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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