Variations in prevalence and intensity of blow fly infestations in an insular Mediterranean population of blue tits

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 337-341

  Hurtrez Boussès, Sylvie ^a,b   De Garine Wichatitsky, Michel ^a   Perret, Philippe ^a   Blondel, Jacques ^a   Renaud, François ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

CORSICA; FRANCE;

AVES; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; GALLUS GALLUS; PARUS CAERULEUS; PROTOCALLIPHORA;

EID: 0033305528     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-213     Document Type: Article

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