Distribution of chewing lice upon the polygynous peacock Pavo cristatus

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 370-372

  Stewart, Ian R K ^a   Clark, Frank ^a   Petrie, Marion ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FOWL; LOUSE; MALE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; LICE; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCTION;

AMYRSIDEA; ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; GONIODES; PAVO CRISTATUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 0029988934     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284187     Document Type: Article

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