The effect of an experimental infection of the nematode Heterakis gallinarum on hand-reared grey partridges Perdix perdix

Parasitology

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 529-535

  Sage, R B ^a   Woodburn, M I A ^a   Davis, C ^a   Aebischer, N J ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caecal nematode; Grey partridge; Heterakis gallinarum; Perdix perdix

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; HETERAKIS GALLINARUM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE MASS; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PERDIX PERDIX; PIGEON; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ASCARIDIDA; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; BODY WEIGHT; CECUM; EATING; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; MALE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; HETERAKIS GALLINARUM; NEMATODA; PERDIX; PERDIX PERDIX; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0036092317     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182002001403     Document Type: Article

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