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The breeding success of Common Swifts Apus apus is not correlated with the abundance of their Louse Fly Crataerina pallida parasites

Mark D. Walker Geography, Tourism and Environment Research Unit, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ian D. Rotherham Geography, Tourism and Environment Research Unit, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, UK
Pages 504-508 | Received 19 Jan 2010, Accepted 12 May 2010, Published online: 08 Jun 2011

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