The effect of parental quality and malaria infection on nestling performance in the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 519-527

  Szöllősi, Eszter ^a   Rosivall, Balázs ^a   Hasselquist, Dennis ^b   Török, János ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Avian malaria; Haemoproteus; Nestling growth; Plasmodium; Secondary sexual characters

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; MALARIA; MALE; NESTLING; ORNAMENTATION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PARENTAL CARE; PASSERINE; SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS;

AVES; FICEDULA ALBICOLLIS; HAEMOPROTEUS;

EID: 67650088575     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-008-0370-2     Document Type: Article

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