Induced responses of nestling great tits reduce hen flea reproduction
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The complementary effect of experimentally induced maternal and neonate responses in great tit (Parus major) hosts on the reproductive success of their common ectoparasite, the hen flea (Ceratophyllus gallinae) is investigated. The environmental temperature and density-dependent larval competition are essential for the determination of the size of future parasite populations.
Publication Name: Oikos
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2003
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Trend words in ecological core journals over the last 25 years (1978-2002)
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The different reasons like the adoption of new principles and theories were accounted for the scientific trends in ecology. The trend analysis is based on five ecological core journals and covers a 25-year period.
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Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0030-1299
Year: 2004
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