Parasite-induced anorexia in a free-ranging mammalian herbivore: An experimental test using Soay sheep

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 685-692

  Jones, O R ^a,b   Anderson, R M ^b   Pilkington, J G ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GASTROENTEROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

ANOREXIA; MAMMALIAN HERBIVORE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOAY SHEEP;

BIODIVERSITY;

DIET; HERBIVORE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITISM; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SHEEP;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIRTA; SAINT KILDA; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERN ISLES;

MAMMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33747072543     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-045     Document Type: Article

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