Parasite removal and its impact on litter size and body condition in Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 270, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Neuhaus, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass; Parasite removal; Reproductive success; Spermophilus columbianus

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; ECTOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LITTER SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; FEMALE; INFESTATION; LACTATION; LITTER SIZE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUIRREL; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PISCES; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS COLUMBIANUS;

EID: 0242490468     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0073     Document Type: Article

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