Seasonal prevalence of a haematozoan parasite of Red-bellied Woodpeckers (Melanerpes carolinus) and its association with host condition and overwinter survival

Auk

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 130-137

  Schrader, Matthew S ^a   Walters, Eric L ^a   James, Frances C ^a   Greiner, Ellis C ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL;

APALACHICOLA NATIONAL FOREST; FLORIDA; UNITED STATES;

HAEMOPROTEUS; HAEMOPROTEUS VELANS; MELANERPES CAROLINUS; PICIDAE;

EID: 0037228278     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090147     Document Type: Article

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