Characteristics of Crataerina pallida (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) populations; a nest ectoparasite of the common swift, Apus apus (Aves: Apodidae)

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 451-455

  Walker, M D ^a   Rotherham, I D ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common swift; Host parasite interactions; Louse fly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; FEMALE; FLY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; NESTING; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PARASITISM; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BIRD DISEASES; DIPTERA; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; GERMANY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; SEASON; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; DIPTERA; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; PUPA; SEASONS; SEX RATIO;

APODIDAE; APUS APUS; AVES; CRATAERINA PALLIDA; DIPTERA; HIPPOBOSCIDAE;

EID: 79952728885     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2010.05.019     Document Type: Article

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