Temporal variation of juvenile survival in a long-lived species: The role of parasites and body condition

Oecologia

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 151-160

  Souchay, Guillaume ^a,b   Gauthier, Gilles ^a   Pradel, Roger ^b  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Body mass; Cestodes; Elasticity; Geese; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; HUNTING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SURVIVAL; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATERFOWL;

ANSER; AVES; CESTODA; CHEN; CHEN CAERULESCENS ATLANTICA;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GOOSE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BODY CONSTITUTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEESE; MALE; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRAZIQUANTEL; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84882868341     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-013-2613-z     Document Type: Article

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