Parental age and offspring ectoparasite load in european shags Stictocarbo aristotelis

Ardea

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 449-455

  Daunt, Francis ^a   Monaghan, Patricia ^a   Wanless, Sarah ^a   Harris, Mike P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age specific reproductive success; Amblycera; Chewing lice; Cross fostering; Eidemanniella pellucida; Stictocarbo aristotelis

Indexed keywords

AGE; AVIFAUNA; ECTOPARASITE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

EIDEMANNIELLA PELLUCIDA; STICTOCARBO ARISTOTELIS;

EID: 0035716005     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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