Increased detrimental effects of ectoparasites on their bird hosts during adverse environmental conditions

Oecologia

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 234-240

  de Lope, F ^a   Gonzalez G ^a   Perez J J ^a   Moller A P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Delichon urbica; Environmental effects; Host fitness; Oeciacus hirundinis; Parasitism

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; HOUSE MARTIN; HOUSE MARTIN BUG;

DELICHON URBICA; OECIACUS HIRUNDINIS;

EID: 0027849923     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00323495     Document Type: Article

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