Variation in ectoparasite infestation on the brown antechinus, Antechinus stuartii, with regard to host, habitat and environmental parameters

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-176

  Lorch, Dagmar ^a,b,e   Fisher, Diana O ^a,d   Spratt, David M ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e Abteilung Soziobiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT QUALITY; HOST; MARSUPIAL; MITE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WILD POPULATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

ACARI; ANTECHINUS; ANTECHINUS STUARTII; DASYURIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 34347348246     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO06073     Document Type: Article

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