Empirical Consideration of Parasites and Health in Reintroduction

Reintroduction Biology: Integrating Science and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 290-335

  Ewen, John G ^a   Acevedo Whitehouse, Karina ^a,b   Alley, Maurice R ^c   Carraro, Claudia ^d   Sainsbury, Anthony W ^a   Swinnerton, Kirsty ^e   Woodroffe, Rosie ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e ISLAND CONSERVATION   (United States)

Author keywords

California sea lion, Zalophus californianus; Disease risks, from reintroduced; Genetic diversity and disease; Ideal model, inbreeding effect; Mallorcan midwife toad; Metazoan parasites, in Atlantic salmon; Parasites, health in reintroduction; Pathogens in captivity, management; Reintroduction, conservation management; Threatened wildlife, and vaccination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861202653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444355833.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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