Uropygial gland size correlates with feather holes, body condition and wingbar size in the house sparrow Passer domesticus

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 229-236

  Moreno Rueda, Gregorio ^a,b  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; CORRELATION; ECTOPARASITE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEATHER; HEALTH IMPACT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LOUSE; PARASITE RESISTANCE; PASSERINE; SEXUAL SELECTION; WING;

AVES; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 77954154848     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2009.04859.x     Document Type: Article

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