Prevalence, intensity and aggregation of intestinal parasites in mountain hares and their potential impact on population dynamics

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 367-373

  Newey, Scott ^a,b   Shaw, Darren J ^c   Kirby, Alan ^a,d   Montieth, Pauline ^d   Hudson, Peter J ^d,e   Thirgood, Simon J ^a,d,f  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Body condition; Graphidium; Mountain hares; Population cycles; Trichostrongylus

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; BODY CONDITION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LAGOMORPH; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; GRAPHIDIUM STRIGOSUM; HARE; HELMINTH; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTESTINE PARASITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS RETORTAEFORMIS;

GRAPHIDIUM; GRAPHIDIUM STRIGOSUM; LEPUS; LEPUS TIMIDUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS RETORTAEFORMIS; VERMES;

EID: 15044356321     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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