Parasite Removal Improves Reproductive Success of Female North American Red Squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

In order to evaluate potential reproductive costs associated with parasitism, we experimentally removed ectoparasites from reproductive female North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Body mass and overwinter survival of mothers, days to juvenile emergence, juvenile survival from birt...

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Autores principales: Patterson, Jesse E. H., Neuhaus, Peter, Kutz, Susan J., Ruckstuhl, Kathreen E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3568097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23409041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055779

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3568097/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23409041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055779

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