Mass dynamics of the spleen and other organs in geese: Measures of immune relationships to helminths?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 351-359

  Shutler, Dave ^a,b,d   Alisauskas, Ray T ^a,b   Dan McLaughlin, J ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

^d ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNE RESPONSE; PARASITE; PHYSIOLOGY; WATERFOWL;

NORTH AMERICA;

CESTODA; CHEN CAERULESCENS; NEMATODA; TREMATODA;

EID: 0033306705     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-226     Document Type: Article

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