Within-brood distribution of ectoparasite attacks on nestling blue tits: A test of the tasty chick hypothesis using inulin as a tracer

Oikos

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 551-558

  Simon, A ^a   Thomas, D W ^a   Blondel, J ^b   Lambrechts, M M ^b   Perret, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BODY SIZE; DOMINANCE; ECTOPARASITE; HOST SELECTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; NESTLING;

CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; PARUS CAERULEUS; PROTOCALLIPHORA;

EID: 0042232193     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12307.x     Document Type: Article

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