Relationship between intensity of blowfly infestation and reproductive success in a Corsican population of Blue Tits

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 267-270

  Hurtrez Boussès, Sylvie ^a   Blondel, Jacques ^a   Perret, Philippe ^a   Renaud, François ^b  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; PARUS CAERULEUS; PROTOCALLIPHORA; TACHINIDAE;

EID: 0030827351     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3676980     Document Type: Article

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