Divergent parasite faunas in adjacent populations of west Greenland caribou: Natural and anthropogenic influences on diversity

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 197-202

  Steele, Jillian ^a   Orsel, Karin ^a   Cuyler, Christine ^b   Hoberg, Eric P ^c   Schmidt, Niels M ^d   Kutz, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arctic; Invasions; Marshallagia marshalli; Nematoda; Rangifer tarandus; Teladorsagia boreoarcticus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888035190     PISSN: 22132244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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