Exploring a Plant-Diversity Hypothesis to Explain Helminth Prevalence in Northern Bobwhites

Helminths, in particular eyeworms and cecal worms, may be a factor influencing northern bobwhite populations in Texas. Previous research has shown a discrepancy in helminth infections between the Rolling Plains and Rio Grande Plains of Texas, US, potentially caused by differences in intermediate host distributionand abundance.

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