The effects of an abundant ectoparasite, the deer ked (Lipoptena cervi), on the health of moose (Alces alces) in Finland

Parasitology Research

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1223-1232

  Paakkonen, Tommi ^a   Mustonen, Anne Mari ^a   Käkelä, Reijo ^b   Laaksonen, Sauli ^c   Solismaa, Milla ^b   Aho, Jari ^d   Puukka, Katri ^e   Nieminen, Petteri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d Municipal Veterinary Clinic   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; ECTOPARASITE; ECTOPARASITOSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FLY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPOPTENA CERVI; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR HEMOGLOBIN; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MOOSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DEER; DIPTERA; FEMALE; FINLAND; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE;

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; DIPTERA; HIPPOBOSCIDAE; LIPOPTENA CERVI; TACHINIDAE;

EID: 84866064373     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-2956-0     Document Type: Article

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