Host density and ectoparasite avoidance in the common lizard (Lacerta vivipara)

Oecologia

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 183-188

  Sorci, Gabriele ^a   De Fraipont, Michelle ^a   Clobert, Jean ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; Host density; Lizards; Parasite transmission

Indexed keywords

COMMON LIZARD; DENSITY; ECTOPARASITE; PARASITE LOAD;

LACERTA VIVIPARA;

EID: 0030873559     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050224     Document Type: Article

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