Localised defecation sites: A tactic to avoid re-infection by gastro-intestinal tract parasites in bushbuck, Tragelaphus scriptus?

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-90

  Apio, Ann ^a   Plath, Martin ^b,c   Wronski, Torsten ^d  

^a MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bushbuck; Faecal avoidance; Gastro intestinal nematodes; Localised defecation; Pasture contamination

Indexed keywords

NEMATODA; TRAGELAPHUS SCRIPTUS;

EID: 32644473663     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-005-0166-2     Document Type: Article

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