High ectoparasite loads in hole-nesting birds - A nestbox bias?

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 281-285

  Wesolowski, Tomasz ^a,b   Stanska, Marzena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WROC AW   (Poland)

^b SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; ECTOPARASITE; SAMPLING BIAS;

AVES; FICEDULA; PARUS PALUSTRIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 0034817137     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0908-8857.2001.320313.x     Document Type: Article

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