Dust-ruffling: A simple method for quantifying ectoparasite loads of live birds

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 509-518

  Walther, B A ^b   Clayton, D H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; INSECTA; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 0031232359     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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