Growth of brown pelican nestlings exposed to sublethal levels of soft tick infestation

Condor

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 134-142

  Eggert, Lisa M F ^a   Jodice, Patrick G R ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown Pelican; Carios capensis; Ectoparasite; Growth rate; Pelecanus occidentalis; Seabird; Soft ticks

Indexed keywords

ARGASIDAE; CARIOS CAPENSIS; IXODIDA; PELECANUS OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 67649807357     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2008.110.1.134     Document Type: Article

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