Clutch size and haemoparasite species richness in adult and nestling blue tits

Ecoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 168-174

  Fargallo, Juan A ^a   Merino, Santiago ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood parasites; Fitness; Life history; Nestling viability; Number of offspring; Parus caeruleus; Reproductive effort; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

CLUTCH SIZE; HEMOPARASITE; LIFE HISTORY; PARASITE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

HAEMOPROTEUS; HAEMOPROTEUS MAJORIS; HEPATOZOON; LEUCOCYTOZOON; PARUS; PARUS CAERULEUS; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA AVIUM; VERMES;

EID: 3943095250     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2004.11682821     Document Type: Article

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