Parasites as weapons of mouse destruction

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-204

  Ostfeld, Richard S ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PARASITE; PEST CONTROL; RODENT;

ANIMAL; CATERING SERVICE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PEROMYSCUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; FOOD SUPPLY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PEROMYSCUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT DISEASES;

EID: 38849181144     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01364.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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