Lethal and sublethal effects of botfly (Philornis seguyi) parasitism on House Wren nestlings

Condor

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 197-202

  Quiroga, Martín A ^a   Reboreda, Juan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Botfly; Ectoparasite; House Wren; Philornis seguyi; Troglodytes aedon

Indexed keywords

OESTRIDAE; PHILORNIS; TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES AEDON;

EID: 84858394035     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2012.110152     Document Type: Article

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