Impact of feather molt on ectoparasites: Looks can be deceiving

Oecologia

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 203-210

  Moyer, Brett R ^a   Gardiner, David W ^a   Clayton, Dale H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; Feather molt; Host defense; Lice

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; ECTOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MOLT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; HEXAPODA; ISCHNOCERA; MAMMALIA; PHTHIRAPTERA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0036934016     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-002-0877-9     Document Type: Article

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