Geographical variation in host specificity of fleas (Siphonaptera) parasitic on small mammals: The influence of phylogeny and local environmental conditions

Ecography

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 787-797

  Krasnov, Boris R ^a   Mouillot, David ^b   Shenbrot, Georgy I ^a   Khokhlova, Irina S ^a   Poulin, Robert ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVOLUTION; FLEA; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HOST SPECIFICITY; PHYLOGENY;

MAMMALIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 11144303428     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2004.04015.x     Document Type: Article

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