The coevolutionary potential of a 'generalist' parasite, the hen flea Ceratophyllus gallinae

Parasitology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 419-427

  Tripet, F ^a   Richner, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ceratophyllus gallinae; Host specificity; Niche exploitation; Paridae; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FLEA; INFESTATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; EVOLUTION; FLEAS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0030846199     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182097001467     Document Type: Article

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