Arbovirus infection is a major determinant of fitness in house sparrows (passer domesticus) that invade cliff swallow (petrochelidon pyrrhonota) colonies

Auk

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 707-715

  O'Brien, Valerie A ^b   Brown, Charles R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b Division of Science and Math TCC WC   (United States)

Author keywords

Buggy creek virus; Fledging success; House sparrow; Invasive species; Virus ecology; Wildlife disease

Indexed keywords

ALPHAVIRUS; ARBOVIRUS; AVES; BUGGY CREEK VIRUS; HIRUNDINIDAE; OECIACUS VICARIUS; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PETROCHELIDON PYRRHONOTA; TOGAVIRIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84979071934     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2012.12036     Document Type: Article

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