Intracolonial differences in the infestation by Haemoproteus lari on Yellow-legged Gulls Larus cachinnans

Ornis Fennica

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-112

  Bosch, Marc ^a   Figuerola, Jordi ^a   Cantos, Francisco J ^b   Velarde, Roser ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Ministerio de Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PARASITE; YELLOW-LEGGED GULL;

SPAIN, CATALONIA, MEDES ISLAND;

HAEMOPROTEUS LARI; LARUS CACHINNANS;

EID: 0031453885     PISSN: 00305685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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