A helminth community in breeding Yellow-legged gulls (Larus cachinnans): Pattern of association and its effect on host fitness

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 777-786

  Bosch, Marc ^a   Torres, Jordi ^a   Figuerola, Jordi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FITNESS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE; SEABIRD;

(WEST); MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

BRACHYLAIMA; CESTODA; COSMOCEPHALUS OBVELATUS; EUCOLEUS CONTORTUS; LARUS CACHINNANS; NEMATODA; TETRABOTHRIUS EROSTRIS;

EID: 0033880449     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-78-5-777     Document Type: Article

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