Associations between northern mockingbirds and the parasite philornis porteri in relation to urbanization

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 788-796

  Le Gros, Ariane ^a,b   Stracey, Christine M ^a,c   Robinson, Scott K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c WESTMINSTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLEDGING; FLY; HABITAT SELECTION; NEIGHBORHOOD; NEST; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITISM; PASTURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SONGBIRD; URBANIZATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82955163954     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/10-049.1     Document Type: Article

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