Intra-specific variability in life-cycle synchronization of an ectoparasitic fly to its avian host

Oikos

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 274-284

  Calero Torralbo, Miguel A ^a   Václav, Radovan ^b   Valera, Francisco ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COEXISTENCE; ECTOPARASITE; FLY; GENERALIST; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; LIFE CYCLE; PHENOLOGY; SYNCHRONY;

AVES; CARNUS HEMAPTERUS; CORACIAS GARRULUS;

EID: 84872610110     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20374.x     Document Type: Article

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