Explosive increase in ectoparasites in Hawaiian forest birds

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1009-1021

  Freed, Leonard A ^a   Medeiros, Matthew C ^a   Bodner, Gustav R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; ECTOPARASITE; FAT; FOOD LIMITATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LOUSE; MOLT; MOVEMENT; NATIVE SPECIES; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SEASONALITY;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; FEATHER; FOREST; HOST; HUMIDITY; LOUSE; MOLTING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAIL; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEATHERS; FOOD SUPPLY; HAWAII; HUMIDITY; LICE INFESTATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MALLOPHAGA; MITE INFESTATIONS; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; TREES;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

AVES; INSECTA; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 54349097708     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1378.1     Document Type: Article

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