Hummingbird health: Pathogens and disease conditions in the family Trochilidae

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-12

  Godoy, Loreto A ^a   Tell, Lisa A ^a   Ernest, Holly B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Diseases; Fungi; Health; Helminths; Hummingbirds; Infection; Trochilidae; Virus

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH MONITORING; PATHOGEN; PATHOLOGY;

AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HEXAPODA; TROCHILIDAE; VERMES;

EID: 84891632888     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-013-0990-z     Document Type: Review

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