Spring body condition of hen pheasants Phasianus colchicus in Great Britain

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 261-266

  Draycott, Roger A H ^a   Parish, David M B ^a,b   Woodburn, Maureen I A ^a   Carroll, John P ^a,c  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition; Capillaria sp; Heterakis gallinarum; Parasites; Phasianus colchicus; Pheasant; Supplementary feeding; Syngamus trachea

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARIA; HETERAKIS GALLINARUM; PHASIANIDAE; PHASIANUS COLCHICUS; SYNGAMUS TRACHEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036913877     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2002.023     Document Type: Article

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