Selective defecation and selective foraging: Antiparasite behavior in wild ungulates?

Ethology

Volumn 110, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 851-862

  Ezenwa, Vanessa O ^a,b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; FECES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NEMATODE; UNGULATE;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; GAZELLA; GAZELLA GRANTI; MADOQUA; MADOQUA KIRKII; MELAMPUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 8844256636     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2004.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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