Effects of forest management on haematological parameters, blood parasites, and reproductive success of the Siberian tit (Poecile cinctus) in northern Finland

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 335-346

  Krams, Indrikis ^a   Cirule, Dina ^a   Krama, Tatjana ^a,b   Hukkanen, Markku ^c   Rytkönen, Seppo ^c   Grell, Markku ^c   Lezhova, Tatjana ^d   Rantala, Markus J ^e   Tummeleht, Lea ^f  

^a DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f Estonian Veterinary and Food Laboratory   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING POPULATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HEMOPARASITE; NESTLING; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROTIST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD;

FINLAND;

AVES; PARUS CINCTUS;

EID: 78649363438     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5735/086.047.0504     Document Type: Article

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