Parasite-mediated competition between pheasant and grey partridge: A preliminary investigation

Oecologia

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 378-382

  Tompkins, D M ^a   Dickson, G ^a   Hudson, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent competition; Heterakis gallinarum; Nematode; Perdix perdix; Phasianus colchicus

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PARASITE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

HETERAKIS GALLINARUM; NEMATODA; PERDIX PERDIX; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS;

EID: 0033028939     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050798     Document Type: Article

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