Avian roosting behavior influences vector-host interactions for West Nile virus hosts

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Janousek, William M ^a,c   Marra, Peter P ^b   Kilpatrick, A Marm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Fitness; Flocking; Group size; Model; Sociality; Vector host contact rates; Vector:host ratio

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN ROBIN; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIRD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX PIPIENS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOVE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEIGHT; HOST; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PASSER DOMESTICUS; ROOSTING BEHAVIOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES; STURNUS VULGARIS; TIT (BIRD); TREE; VECTOR HOST INTERACTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; ANIMAL; BIRD DISEASES; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FEVER;

AVES; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CULEX; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; INSECT VECTORS; MARYLAND; REST; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 84908054305     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-399     Document Type: Article

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