Effects of salinity on rates of infestation of waterbirds by haematozoa

Ecography

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 681-685

  Figuerola, Jordi ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; SALINITY;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA; SCOLOPACIDAE;

EID: 0033493768     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1999.tb00517.x     Document Type: Article

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