Flea infestation and energy requirements of rodent hosts: Are there general rules?

Functional Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1028-1036

  Hawlena, H ^a,b   Krasnov, B R ^a,b   Abramsky, Z ^a   Khokhlova, I S ^a   Saltz, D ^a   Kam, M ^a   Tamir, A ^c   Degen, A A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Ramon Science Center   (Israel)

^c InSight Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Average daily metabolic rate; Blood parameters; Body mass change; Differential susceptibility to parasites; Immune responses

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENERGY USE; FLEA; PARASITE INFESTATION; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; GERBILLINAE; GERBILLUS ANDERSONI; GERBILLUS DASYURUS; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 33750690501     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01190.x     Document Type: Article

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