Parasite prevalence in Dark-eyed Juncos, Junco hyemalis, breeding at different elevations

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 235-238

  Bears, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Blood parasites; Dark eyed Juncos; Elevation; Junco hyemalis; Mountains

Indexed keywords

PARASITE PREVALENCE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; JASPER NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; HAEMOPROTEUS; JUNCO HYEMALIS; LEUCOCYTOZOON; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 19044363440     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v118i2.919     Document Type: Article

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