Species abundance and the distribution of specialization in host-parasite interaction networks

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 946-955

  Vázquez, Diego P ^a,b,e   Poulin, Robert ^c   Krasnov, Boris R ^d   Shenbrot, Georgy I ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Abundance; Asymmetric specialization; Host parasite interactions; Network structure; Null models

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE ESTIMATION; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; METAZOA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 25144467557     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2005.00992.x     Document Type: Article

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