Geographic variation in prevalence and parasitemia of Haemoproteus paruli in the cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 626-629

  Gibb, Christine E ^a   Jones, Jason ^b   Girvan, M Kate ^a   Barg, Jennifer J ^c   Robertson, Raleigh J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Upper Valley Humane Society   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BIRDS; PARASITEMIA; PARASITISM;

BIODIVERSITY;

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AVES; DENDROICA CERULEA; HAEMOPROTEUS;

EID: 23944477551     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z05-043     Document Type: Article

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