Frequency and consequences of feather holes in Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica

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Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 169-175

  Pap, Péter László ^a,b   Tökölyi, Jácint ^b   Szép, Tibor ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c Department of Agricultural Sciences and Environmental Management   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRIVAL DATE; BODY CONDITION; FEATHER; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SURVIVAL;

AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 13444283569     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2004.00386     Document Type: Article

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