Parasite infestation and predation in Darwin's small ground finch: Contrasting two elevational habitats between islands

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-292

  O'Connor, Jody A ^a   Dudaniec, Rachael Y ^b   Kleindorfer, Sonia ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Darwin's finches; Elevation; Galapagos Islands; Geospiza fuliginosa; Muscidae; Parasitism; Philornis downsi; Predation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLUTCH SIZE; ELEVATION; FLY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISLAND; LARVA; LIFE HISTORY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NEST PREDATION; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE INTENSITY; PARASITISM; PASSERINE; PREDATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; UPLAND REGION; VULNERABILITY;

ECUADOR; GALAPAGOS ISLANDS; HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; GEOSPIZA FULIGINOSA; MUSCIDAE; PHILORNIS; TACHINIDAE;

EID: 77952498342     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409990678     Document Type: Article

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