Steroid hormone related male biased parasitism in chamois, Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 337-348

  Hoby, Stefan ^a   Schwarzenberger, Franz ^b   Doherr, Marcus G ^a   Robert, Nadia ^a   Walzer, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chamois; Endocrine immune interaction; Gastrointestinal and lung helminths; Male biased parasitism; Non invasive methods; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; EPIANDROSTERONE; ESTROGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FECES ANALYSIS; GOAT DISEASE; HELMINTH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITISM; PARASITOSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROSTANES; ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FECES; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LARVA; MALE; NEMATODA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PLATYHELMINTHS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; RUPICAPRA; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS;

CAPRA HIRCUS; NEMATODA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; VERMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33646421704     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.01.028     Document Type: Article

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