Decay of similarity of gamasid mite assemblages parasitic on Palaearctic small mammals: Geographic distance, host-species composition or environment

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1691-1700

  Vinarski, Maxim V ^a   Korallo, Natalia P ^b   Krasnov, Boris R ^c,d   Shenbrot, Georgy I ^c,d   Poulin, Robert ^e  

^a OMSK STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b Omsk Research Institute of Natural Foci Infections   (Russian Federation)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d Ramon Science Center   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Climate; Community similarity; Dermanyssoidea; Dispersal; Haematophagous ectoparasites; Host specificity; Northern Palaearctic; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MITE; PALEARCTIC REGION; PARASITE; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

ACARI; DERMANYSSOIDEA; GAMASIDA; INSECTIVORA; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 34648827082     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01735.x     Document Type: Article

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