Of great tits and fleas: Sleep baby sleep ...

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1087-1092

  Christe, Philippe ^b   Richner, Heinz ^a   Oppliger, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY BUDGET; ECTOPARASITE; GREAT TIT; HEN FLEA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NEST SANITATION; SLEEPING;

CERATOPHYLLIDAE; CERATOPHYLLUS GALLINAE; PARUS MAJOR; SIPHONAPTERA;

EID: 0030429150     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0256     Document Type: Article

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