Is melanin a defense against feather-feeding lice?

Auk

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 153-161

  Bush, Sarah E ^a,b   Kim, Dukgun ^a   Moyer, Brett R ^a   Lever, Jackson ^a   Clayton, Dale H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Columba livia; Columbiformes; Ectoparasites; Plumage color; Preening; Rock Pigeon

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; COLOR; ECTOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MELANIN; PLUMAGE;

COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; COLUMBIFORMES; INSECTA; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 32344434965     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2006)123[0153:IMADAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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