Parasite-bird interactions in urban areas: Current evidence and emerging questions

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 5-14

  Delgado V , Carlos A ^a   French, Kris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biotic relationships; Diseases; Pathogens; Urban biodiversity; Urbanisation; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DISEASES; HEALTH; PATHOGENS;

BIOTIC RELATIONSHIPS; EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INTESTINAL PARASITES; SPECIES INTERACTIONS; URBAN BIODIVERSITY; URBANISATION; ZOONOSIS;

BIRDS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOTIC FACTOR; BIRD; BODY CONDITION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITIC DISEASE; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

AVES;

EID: 84857442574     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.12.019     Document Type: Review

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