Altered prevalence of raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) owing to manipulated contact rates of hosts

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 266, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 215-219

  Gompper, Matthew E ^a   Wright, Amber N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baylisascaris; Behavioural ecology; Contact rate; Parasites; Procyon lotor; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BAYLISASCARIS; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; NEMATODA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 20444395874     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905006813     Document Type: Article

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