The impact of gastrointestinal nematodes on wild reindeer: Experimental and cross-sectional studies

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 937-945

  Stien, A ^a,b   Irvine, R J ^a,c   Ropstad, E ^d   Halvorsen, O ^e   Langvatn, R ^b,f   Albon, S D ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body condition; Host parasite interaction; Ostertagia; Parasite; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; FAT RESERVE; FECUNDITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; UNGULATE;

SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; NEMATODA; OSTERTAGIA; OSTERTAGIA GRUEHNERI; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0036849115     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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