Inter-annual differences in the age-related prevalences of Babesia and Trypanosoma parasites of European badgers (Meles meles)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-70

  Macdonald, D W ^a   Anwar, M ^a   Newman, C ^a   Woodroffe, R ^a,b   Johnson, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Babesia missirolii; Badger; Meles; Parasites; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

BABESIA; MELES; MELES MELES; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA PESTANAI;

EID: 0033480644     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999001065     Document Type: Article

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