Ectoparasites, fitness, and social behaviour of yellow-bellied marmots

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 686-694

  Van Vuren, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; FITNESS; PARASITISM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; YELLOW-BELLIED MARMOT;

ACARI; DERMANYSSIDAE; LINOGNATHOIDES MARMOTAE; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; OROPSYLLA STANFORDI; PHTHIRAPTERA; SIPHONAPTERA;

EID: 0029660961     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01159.x     Document Type: Article

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