Influences of parasites and thermoregulation on grouping tendencies in marine iguanas

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 22-29

  Wikelski, Martin ^a,b,c  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Ectoparasites; Grouping; Host parasite interactions; Iguanas

Indexed keywords

GROUP BEHAVIOR; PARASITE PREVALENCE; THERMOREGULATION;

AMBLYOMMA; ORNITHODOROS;

EID: 0032904508     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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