Tick infestation of chicks in a seabird colony varies with local breeding synchrony, local nest density and habitat structure
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DOI: 10.1111/jav.01107
Abstract: Parasites are a major risk for group-living animals and seabirds are notoriously susceptible to ectoparasite infestations because they commonly nest in dense colonies. Ticks parasitize seabirds across all biogeographical regions and they can be particularly… read more here.
Keywords: habitat structure; density; local nest; varies local ... See more keywords