The function of feathers in tree swallow nests: Insulation or ectoparasite barrier?

Condor

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 479-487

  Stephenson, Sarah ^a   Hannon, Susan ^a   Proctor, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; Feather removal; Growth; Nest feathers; Survival; Tachycineta bicolor; Tree Swallow

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TACHYCINETA; TACHYCINETA BICOLOR;

EID: 70349546892     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2009.090074     Document Type: Article

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