Do sheep regulate the size of their mallophagan louse populations?

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 869-875

  James, P J ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bovicola ovis; Ectoparasite; Immune response; Phthiraptera

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LOUSE; PARASITE CONTROL; UNGULATE;

AGE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECTOPARASITE; GENOTYPE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; LACTATION; LOUSE; PREGNANCY; SEASON; SHEEP; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; BOVICOLA OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 0032806664     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(99)00055-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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