Metabolic rate and jump performance in seven species of desert fleas

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 149-156

  Krasnov, Boris R ^a   Khokhlova, Irina S ^a   Burdelov, Sergey A ^a   Fielden, Laura J ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fleas; Interspecific comparison; Jumping performance; Resting metabolic rate; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

FLEA; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FLEA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BASAL METABOLISM; FEMALE; FLEAS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

NOSOPSYLLUS; NOSOPSYLLUS IRANUS; PARAPULEX CHEPHRENIS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); STENOPONIA; STENOPONIA TRIPECTINATA; SYNOSTERNUS CLEOPATRAE; XENOPSYLLA; XENOPSYLLA CONFORMIS; XENOPSYLLA DIPODILLI; XENOPSYLLA RAMESIS;

EID: 1542380438     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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