Effects of the parasitic botfly Philornis carinatus on nestling house wrens, Troglodytes aedon, in Costa Rica

Oecologia

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 256-262

  Young, Bruce E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectoparasite; Host parasite Interaction; House Wren; Philornis life cycle; Tropics

Indexed keywords

BOTFLY; DIPTERA; ECTOPARASITISM; FITNESS; HOUSE WREN; LIFE CYCLE; WREN;

COSTA RICA, MONTEVERDE;

MUSCIDAE; PHILORNIS CARINATUS; TROGLODYTES AEDON;

EID: 0027802305     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00317679     Document Type: Article

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