The prevalence and ecology of the haematozoan parasites of European blackbirds, Turdus merula

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 684-687

  Hatchwell, B J ^a   Wood, M J ^a   Anwar, M ^b   Perrins, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTECOLOGY; PARASITE; PASSERINE;

HAEMOPROTEUS; LEUCOCYTOZOON; PASSERIFORMES; PLASMODIUM; TRYPANOSOMA; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 0033922014     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-78-4-684     Document Type: Article

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