Reproductive investment and parasite susceptibility in the Great Tit

Functional Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 358-364

  Allander, K ^a,b  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (Sweden)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blood parasites; Brood size manipulation; Haemoproteus majoris; Parus major; Trade off

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PARASITE; BROOD REDUCTION; GREAT TIT; PARASITE INTENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT; TRADE-OFF;

HAEMOPROTEUS MAJORIS; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 0030617597     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1997.00095.x     Document Type: Article

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