Lack of blood parasites in bird species: Does absence of blood parasite vectors explain it all?

Ardeola

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 225-232

  Martínez Abraín, Alejandro ^a   Esparza, Beatriz ^b   Oro, Daniel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b CRF Cranja de El Saler   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood parasites; Host parasite specificity; Immunocompetence; Review; Vectors

Indexed keywords

AVES; DIPTERA;

EID: 2442536483     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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