Feather mites are positively associated with daily survival in cliff swallows

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1307-1314

  Brown, Charles R ^a   Brazeal, Kathleen R ^b   Strickler, Stephanie A ^a   Brown, Mary Bomberger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; ECOSYSTEMS; FUNGI; GROWTH KINETICS;

BIRDS; FEATHER MITES; PETROCHELIDON PYRRHONOTA; PTERONYSSOIDES OBSCURUS;

BIODIVERSITY;

BREEDING SEASON; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE; MUTUALISM; PASSERINE; SURVIVAL;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HIRUNDINIDAE; PETROCHELIDON PYRRHONOTA; PTERONYSSOIDES;

EID: 33846463403     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-110     Document Type: Article

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