Parent-offspring regression suggests heritable susceptibility to ectoparasites in a natural population of kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-85

  Boulinier, T ^a,c   Sorci, G ^a,d   Monnat, J Y ^b   Danchin, E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Heritability; Host parasite interactions; Ixodes uriae; Rissa tridactyla; Susceptibility

Indexed keywords

RISSA TRIDACTYLA; ACARI; IXODES URIAE;

ECTOPARASITE; HERITABILITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; KITTIWAKE; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE SUSCEPTIBILITY;

EID: 0030616347     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000360050010     Document Type: Article

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