The dynamics of health in wild field vole populations: A haematological perspective

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 984-997

  Beldomenico, Pablo M ^a,b,c   Telfer, Sandra ^a   Gebert, Stephanie ^a   Lukomski, Lukasz ^a   Bennett, Malcolm ^a   Begon, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Haematology; Microtus agrestis; Population dynamics; Wildlife health

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; BODY CONDITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; HEMATOLOGY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BLOOD; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ARVICOLINAE; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MONOCYTES; NEUTROPHILS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE;

EID: 49649128352     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01413.x     Document Type: Article

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