Are avian hematocrits indicative of condition? American kestrels as a model

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1297-1306

  Dawson, Russell D ^a   Bortolotti, Gary R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

American kestrel; Anemia; Blood; Condition; Disease; Falco sparverius; Haemoproteus; Hematocrit; Hematology; Parasites; Prey abundance; Saskatchewan

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN KESTREL; BLOOD PARASITE; CONDITION; HAEMATOCRIT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS; GALLIFORMES; HAEMOPROTEUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031426601     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802129     Document Type: Article

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