The impact of nematode parasites on the behaviour of an Australian lizard, the gidgee skink Egernia stokesii

Ecological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 897-903

  Fenner, Aaron L ^a   Bull, C Michael ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lizard; Nematode; Social organisation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; LIZARD; NEMATODE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

EGERNIA STOKESII; NEMATODA; PHARYNGODON TILIQUAE; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; THELANDROS TRACHYSAURI;

EID: 50649114437     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-007-0453-1     Document Type: Article

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