Caution on the assessment of intestinal parasitic load in studying parasite-mediated sexual selection: The case of Blackbirds coccidiosis

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 741-746

  Filipiak, L ^a   Mathieu, F ^a   Moreau, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Blackbirds; Coccidia; Isospora turdi; Parasite mediated sexual selection; Parasitic load; Temporal variation; Turdus merula

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HEMOPARASITE; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITIC DISEASE; PASSERINE; SEXUAL SELECTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; FECES; FEMALE; INTESTINES; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORIASIS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SONGBIRDS;

EID: 61449155310     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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