Botfly parasitism effects on nestling growth and mortality of Red-crested Cardinals

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-115

  Segura, Luciano N ^a   Reboreda, Juan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; FLY; GROWTH RATE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LANDSCAPE; MORTALITY; NEST SITE; NESTLING; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITISM; PASSERINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION TYPE; WOODLAND;

OESTRIDAE; PAROARIA CORONATA; PHILORNIS;

EID: 79951878106     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/10-053.1     Document Type: Article

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