Induced responses of nestling great tits reduce hen flea reproduction

Oikos

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-74

  Walker, Mirjam ^a   Steiner, Susanne ^a   Brinkhof, Martin W G ^a,b   Richner, Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Div of Evolutionary Ecology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; FLEA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INDUCED RESPONSE; MATERNAL EFFECT; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

AVES; CERATOPHYLLIDAE; CERATOPHYLLUS; CERATOPHYLLUS GALLINAE; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; PARUS; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERIFORMES; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038338625     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12208.x     Document Type: Article

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