Diet quality and immunocompetence influence parasite load of roe deer in a fragmented landscape

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 639-645

  Navarro Gonzalez, Nora ^a   Verheyden, Hélène ^b   Hoste, Hervé ^c   Cargnelutti, Bruno ^b   Lourtet, Bruno ^b   Merlet, Joel ^b   Daufresne, Tanguy ^b   Lavín, Santiago ^a   Hewison, A J Mark ^b   Morand, Serge ^d   Serrano, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c IHAP   (France)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Faecal nitrogen; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Landscape structure; Spleen; Ungulate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; NEMATODA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84856233781     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0474-x     Document Type: Article

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