The impact of tick parasites on the behaviour of the lizard Tiliqua rugosa

Oecologia

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 574-581

  Main, Adam R ^a   Bull, C Michael ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Home range; Lizards; Parasite host interaction; Sprint speed; Ticks

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIZARD; TICK;

AUSTRALIA; MOUNT SAINT MARY; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

AMBLYOMMA LIMBATUM; APONOMMA HYDROSAURI; TILIQUA RUGOSA;

EID: 0034074526     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050981     Document Type: Article

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