Associations between body composition and helminths of lesser snow geese during winter and spring migration

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 755-760

  Shutler, Dave ^a   Alisauskas, Ray T ^b,c   Daniel McLaughlin, J ^d  

^a ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body condition; Chen caerulescens caerulescens; Fat; Helminths; Lesser snow geese; Minerals; Nematodes; Protein

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FAT; IMMUNITY; MINERAL; NEMATODE; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITISM; PROTEIN; VIRULENCE; WATERFOWL;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GOOSE; HELMINTH; IMMUNITY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPRING; TREMATODE; WINTER;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; GEESE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPIDS; MALE; PROTEINS; SEASONS;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANSER; CESTODA; CHEN; CHEN CAERULESCENS CAERULESCENS; HETERAKIS DISPAR; NEMATODA; TREMATODA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS TENUIS; VERMES;

EID: 84863826178     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.05.008     Document Type: Article

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