Blow fly trypocalliphora braueri parasitism on meadow pipit and bluethroat nestlings in Central Europe

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-197

  Pavel, Václav ^a   Chutný, Bohumí ^b   Petrusková, Tereza ^c   Petrusek, Adam ^c  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Charles University in Prague ^*  (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Blow fly; Bluethroat; Meadow pipit; Nestling survival; Trypocalliphora braueri

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; FLY; NESTLING; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITISM; PASSERINE; SURVIVAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; KARKONOSZE MOUNTAINS; SUDETES;

ANTHUS PRATENSIS; AVES; CALLIPHORIDAE; HEXAPODA; LUSCINIA SVECICA; PASSERIFORMES; TRYPOCALLIPHORA BRAUERI;

EID: 41349120471     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0259-5     Document Type: Article

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