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Relationship between sexual signals and louse (Insecta: Phthiraptera) infestation of breeding and migrating Barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) in Hungary Cover

Relationship between sexual signals and louse (Insecta: Phthiraptera) infestation of breeding and migrating Barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) in Hungary

Ornis Hungarica
Volume 20 (2012): Issue 1 (June 2012)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/orhu-2013-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2061-9588 | Journal ISSN: 1215-1610
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Language: English, Hungarian
Page range: 37 - 43
Published on: Oct 8, 2013
Published by: MME/BirdLife Hungary
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
ectoparasites,
lice,
feather holes,
extra-pair copulation,
sexual selection
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other

© 2013 Enikő Gál, Tibor Csörgő, Zoltán Vas, published by MME/BirdLife Hungary
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License.

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