Bacteria in the reproductive tracts of Red-winged Blackbirds

Condor

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 453-464

  Hupton, Gina ^a,b   Portocarrero, Susana ^a   Newman, Melissa ^a   Westneat, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agelaius phoeniceus; Bacteria; Extra pair copulations; Microorganisms; Multiple mating; Red winged blackbirds; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

AGELAIUS; AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER;

EID: 0043131917     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1650/7246     Document Type: Article

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