Assessing the effects of haematophagous ectoparasites on the health of nestling birds: Haematocrit vs haemoglobin levels in House Wrens parasitized by blow fly larvae

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 73-76

  O'Brien, Erin L ^a   Morrison, Brian L ^a   Johnson, L Scott ^a  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BODY CONDITION; ECTOPARASITE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMOPHAGY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION;

AVES; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; GALLIFORMES; PROTOCALLIPHORA; TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES AEDON; TROGLODYTINAE;

EID: 0035088868     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2001.320110.x     Document Type: Article

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