Body condition and parasite intensity correlates with escape capacity in Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 769-775

  Alzaga, V ^a   Vicente, J ^a   Villanua, D ^a   Acevedo, P ^a   Casas, F ^a   Gortazar, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti predator traits; Body condition; Lepus granatensis; Parasites; Predation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BODY CONDITION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAGOMORPH; PARASITE INTENSITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

COCCIDIA; LEPUS; LEPUS GRANATENSIS; TAENIA; TAENIA PISIFORMIS;

EID: 38849199759     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0502-3     Document Type: Article

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