Experimental demonstration of the fitness consequences of an introduced parasite of Darwin's finches

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Koop, Jennifer A H ^a   Huber, Sarah K ^a,b   Laverty, Sean M ^a   Clayton, Dale H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL, AGE AND GROWTH PARAMETERS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEATHER; FINCH; FINCH BILL DEPTH; FINCH BILL LENGTH; FINCH BILL SIZE; FINCH BILL WIDTH; FLEDGLING; FLY; GEOSPIZA FORTIS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NEST SUCCESS; NESTLING; NONHUMAN; PHILORNIS DOWNSI; PRIMARY FEATHER LENGTH; TARSUS LENGTH; ANIMAL; NESTING; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY;

AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; GEOSPIZA FORTIS; PHILORNIS; TACHINIDAE;

ANIMALS; FINCHES; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARASITE EGG COUNT;

EID: 79955887109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0019706     Document Type: Article

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