Do parasites matter? Assessing the fitness consequences of haemogregarine infection in snakes

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 668-676

  Brown, G P ^a   Shilton, C M ^b   Shine, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Berrimah Veterinary Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

LIZARDS; PARASITES; PARASITISM; SNAKES;

BIODIVERSITY;

FITNESS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITISM; SNAKE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; COLUBRIDAE; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; TROPIDONOPHIS MAIRII;

EID: 33747041880     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-044     Document Type: Article

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