Sanitary risks of red-legged partridge releases: Introduction of parasites

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 199-204

  Villanúa, Diego ^a,b   Pérez Rodríguez, Lorenzo ^a   Casas, Fabián ^a   Alzaga, Vanesa ^a   Acevedo, Pelayo ^a   Viñuela, Javier ^a   Gortázar, Christian ^a  

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

^b Gestión Ambiental Viveros Y Repoblaciones de Navarra ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Alectoris rufa; Condition; Helminths; Restocking; Spain

Indexed keywords

ALECTORIS RUFA; AVES; CESTODA; CHEILOSPIRURA GRUVELI; EUCOLEUS CONTORTUS; HETERAKIS GALLINARUM; RAILLIETINA; TETRAGONA; VERMES;

EID: 42449146102     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-007-0130-2     Document Type: Article

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