The role of antiparasite treatment experiments in assessing the impact of parasites on wildlife

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 200-211

  Pedersen, Amy B ^a   Fenton, Andy ^b  

^a Institute of Evolutionary Biology   (United Kingdom)

^b 2Department of Functional and Comparative Genomics Centre for Genomic Research Institute of Integrative Biology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Fecundity; Fitness; Ivermectin; Population dynamics; Survival

Indexed keywords

ABAMECTIN; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CAMBENDAZOLE; CARNIDAZOLE; CHLORIDE; CLORSULON; DICHLORVOS; DOXYCYCLINE; FENBENDAZOLE; FIPRONIL; FLUBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; LEVAMISOLE; MOXIDECTIN; NETOBIMIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; PIPERAZINE; PRAZIQUANTEL; PRIMAQUINE; PYRANTEL EMBONATE; PYRETHRIN; TIABENDAZOLE; TOLTRAZURIL;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITISM; PYRETHRUM; REVIEW; WILDLIFE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL;

EID: 84929516941     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2015.02.004     Document Type: Review

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