Thriving in an arid environment: High prevalence of avian lice in low humidity conditions

Ecoscience

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 241-249

  Carrillo, Carmen M ^a   Valera, Francisco ^a   Barbosa, Andrés ^a   Moreno, Eulalia ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arid environments; Host parasite interaction; Humidity; Ischnocera; Trumpeter finch

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARID ENVIRONMENT; ECTOPARASITE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SONGBIRD;

AVES; BUCANETES GITHAGINEUS; ISCHNOCERA; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 34347227822     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/1195-6860(2007)14[241:TIAAEH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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