Immunocompetence and helminth community of the white-toothed shrew, Crocidura russula from the Montseny Natural Park, Spain

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 315-320

  Goüy De Bellocq, Joëlle ^a,d   Ribas, Alexis ^b   Casanova, Juan Carlos ^b   Morand, Serge ^c  

^a CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cestode; Nematode; Parasite association; PHA response; Spleen mass

Indexed keywords

BASIDIOMYCOTA; CESTODA; CROCIDURA; CROCIDURA RUSSULA; NEMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 35448950033     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-007-0094-2     Document Type: Article

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