Absence of blood parasites in Willow Tits Parus montanus in northern Finland

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 173-174

  Rytkönen, Seppo ^a   Ilomäki, Kirsi ^a   Orell, Markku ^a   Welling, Petteri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

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PARUS MONTANUS;

EID: 0029812501     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677148     Document Type: Article

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