Ectoparasitism and the role of green nes
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Peter T. Fauth; David G. Krementz; James E. Hines
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Article
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1991
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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The use of green nesting material is widespred among birds. Recent evidence suggests that birds use secondary chemicals contained in green plants to control ectoparasites. We manipulated green nesting material and ectoparasites of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) to test two hypotheses: (1) ect