Feather mites and birds: An interaction mediated by uropygial gland size?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 133-144

  Galvan I ^a   Barba, E ^b   Piculo, R ^b   CantO J L ^c   CortEs V ^b   MonrOs J S ^b   AtiEnzar F ^b   Proctor, H ^d  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Parc Natural de la Font Roja   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bird mite interaction; Migration; Passerine birds; Seasonality; Uropygial gland

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATORY POPULATION; MITE; PASSERINE; PHYLOGENY; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEATHER; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SONGBIRD; SPAIN;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEATHERS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MITES; PASSERIFORMES; SPAIN;

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; ASTIGMATA; AVES; MACRONYSSIDAE; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 37149020386     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01459.x     Document Type: Article

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