Clutch size and malarial parasites in female great tits

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 148-152

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

blood parasites; clutch size; Parus major; Plasmodium spp.; trade off

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PARASITE; CLUTCH SIZE; GREAT TIT; MALARIA;

PARUS MAJOR; PLASMODIUM;

EID: 0030619953     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/8.2.148     Document Type: Article

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