Sex-biased parasitism of avian hosts: Relations to blood parasite taxon and mating system

Oikos

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 303-312

  McCurdy, Dean G ^a   Shutler, Dave ^b   Mullie, Adele ^b   Forbes, Mark R ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BLOOD PARASITE; MATING SYSTEM; PARASITISM; SEX-BIAS;

AVES; GALLIFORMES; HAEMOPROTEUS;

EID: 0031846602     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546970     Document Type: Article

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