Host-symbiont relationship and abundance of feather mites in relation to age and body condition of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica): An experimental study

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1059-1066

  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

WINGS;

FEMALE BARN SWALLOWS; MITES;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BODY CONDITION; COMMENSALISM; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MITE;

ACARI; AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 28444434822     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z05-100     Document Type: Article

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