Nest-dwelling ectoparasites of two sympatric hole-nesting passerines in relation to nest composition: An experimental study

Ecoscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 418-427

  Moreno, Juan ^a   Merino, Santiago ^a   Lobato, Elisa ^a   Ruiz De Castañeda, Rafael ^a   La Puente, Josué Martínez De ^a   Del Cerro, Sara ^a   Aguilar, Juan Rivero De ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arthropod ectoparasites; Avian host; Cavity nesting; Ectoparasite fauna; Nest construction; Nest exchange

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ECTOPARASITE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LARVA; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NEST BOX; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

SPAIN;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; AVES; CALLIPHORIDAE; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; DIPTERA; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 76149145706     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/16-3-3233     Document Type: Article

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