The impact of parasites on wild animal populations

Parassitologia

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-291

  Gulland, F M D ^a  

^a THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Impact; Mass mortality; Over dispersion; Reproduction; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ECOLOGY; FERTILITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW; VIRULENCE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ECOLOGY; FERTILITY; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LONGEVITY; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0031301480     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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