Do parasitic mites decrease growth of nestling Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca?

Ardea

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 243-247

  Bauchau, Vincent ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breeding; Dermanyssus; Ectoparasites; Ficedula hypoleuca; Nestling growth

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; GROWTH; NESTLING; PARASITIC MITE; PIED FLYCATCHER; SURVIVAL;

ACARI; DERMANYSSIDAE; DERMANYSSUS HIRUNDINIS; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; FICEFULA HYPOLEUCA;

EID: 0031424355     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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