Temporal variation in shedding of coccidial oocysts: Implications for sexual-selection studies

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 347-350

  Brawner III, William R ^a   Hill, Geoffrey E ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; ORNAMENTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SAMPLING BIAS; SEXUAL SELECTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; COCCIDIA; FRINGILLIDAE; ISOSPORA;

EID: 0033305703     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z98-207     Document Type: Article

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