Distribution pattern of phthirapterans infesting certain common Indian birds

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 957-958

  Saxena, A K ^a   Kumar, Sandeep ^a   Gupta, Nidhi ^a   Mitra, J D ^a   Ali, S A ^a   Srivastava, Roshni ^a  

^a Government Raza Postgraduate College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; HOST; LOUSE; PARASITE INFESTATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIRD; INDIA; INFESTATION; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARAKEET; PHTHIRAPTERAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SEX RATIO; SPARROW;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; FEMALE; INDIA; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; NYMPH; PHTHIRAPTERA; PREVALENCE; PSITTACULA; SEX RATIO; SPARROWS; STARLINGS;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMACHAL PRADESH; INDIA; RAMPUR; SOUTH ASIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

ACRIDOTHERES TRISTIS; ALCEDINIDAE; AVES; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PHTHIRAPTERA; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 34848825321     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-978R1.1     Document Type: Article

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