Ectoparasites and reproductive trade-offs in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Oecologia

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 139-145

  Saino, Nicola ^a   Ferrari, Raffaella P ^a   Romano, Maria ^a   Ambrosini, Roberto ^a   Møller, Anders Pape ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive CNRS UMR 7103 UFR 927   (France)

Author keywords

Brood size; Ectoparasites; Hirundo rustica; Immunity; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

BROOD SIZE; ECTOPARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; TRADE-OFF;

ACARI; AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; PASSERIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036931074     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-1015-4     Document Type: Article

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