Temporal variation and reliability of blood parasite levels in captive Yellowhammer males Emberiza citrinella

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-330

  Allander, Klas ^a   Sundberg, Jan ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PARASITE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; YELLOW HAMMER;

AVES; EMBERIZA CITRINELLA;

EID: 0030680943     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3676946     Document Type: Article

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