Effects of ectoparasites on nestling body mass in the House Sparrow

Condor

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 684-687

  Weddle, Carie B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; Haematophagous; House Sparrow; Mites; Parasites; Passer domesticus; Pellonyssus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; GALLUS GALLUS; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PELLONYSSUS; PELLONYSSUS REEDI;

EID: 0033841447     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1369802     Document Type: Article

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