The interaction of parasites and resources cause crashes in a wild mouse population

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 370-377

  Pedersen, Amy B ^a,c   Greives, Timothy J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Host pathogen interactions; Macroparasites; Quercus; Resource pulses

Indexed keywords

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; IVERMECTIN;

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD LIMITATION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PARASITE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; OAK; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEROMYSCUS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; RODENT DISEASE; SEASON; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PEROMYSCUS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; QUERCUS; RODENT DISEASES; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; NEMATODA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; QUERCUS;

EID: 38849133020     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01321.x     Document Type: Article

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