Effects of ectoparasites on the Sand Martin Riparia riparia nestlings

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Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 494-496

  Alves, Maria Alice Santos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; GALLUS GALLUS; RIPARIA RIPARIA;

EID: 0030808380     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1997.tb04664.x     Document Type: Article

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