Patterns of parasite abundance and distribution in island populations of Galápagos endemic birds

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 584-590

  Santiago Alarcon, Diego ^a   Whiteman, Noah K ^a,b   Parker, Patricia G ^a   Ricklefs, Robert E ^a   Valkiunas, Gediminas ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAMEBIRD; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; ISLAND; LIFE CYCLE; LOUSE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROTOZOAN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BIRD; COCCIDIA; DOVE; ECUADOR; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAWK; HOST RESISTANCE; LIFE CYCLE; LOUSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITEMIA; PARASITOSIS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; COLUMBIDAE; ECUADOR; HAEMOSPORIDA; HAWKS; LICE; LICE INFESTATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; BUTEO GALAPAGOENSIS; COLUMBIFORMES; HAEMOPROTEUS SP.; HAEMOSPORIDA; INSECTA; PHTHIRAPTERA; ZENAIDA GALAPAGOENSIS;

EID: 47349118300     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1351R.1     Document Type: Article

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