Searching for general patterns in parasite ecology: Host identity versus environmental influence on gamasid mite assemblages in small mammals

Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-242

  Krasnov, B R ^a,b   Korallo Vinarskaya, N P ^c   Vinarski, M V ^d   Shenbrot, G I ^a,b   Mouillot, D ^e   Poulin, R ^f  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Ramon Science Center   (Israel)

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

^d OMSK STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abundance; Gamasid mites; Repeatability; Small mammals; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; LAGOMORPH; MAMMAL; MITE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SORICOMORPHA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; GEOGRAPHY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MAMMALS; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; POPULATION DENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WEATHER;

ACARI; GAMASIDA; MAMMALIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 38549122791     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118200700368X     Document Type: Article

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