Covariation of parasite intensities in willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus L.

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1581-1588

  Holmstad, Per R ^a   Skorping, Arne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; PARASITE;

CAPILLARIA; CAPILLARIA CAUDINFLATA; EIMERIA; HYMENOLEPIS MICROPS; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; LEUCOCYTOZOON; LEUCOCYTOZOON LOVATI; PARONIELLA; PARONIELLA UROGALLI; SALIX; SPLENDIDOFILARIA; SPLENDIDOFILARIA PAPILLOCERCA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS TENUIS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA SP.;

EID: 0032447870     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-76-8-1581     Document Type: Article

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