Fitness consequences of host selection in ectoparasites: Testing reproductive patterns predicted by isodar theory in fleas parasitizing rodents

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 815-820

  Krasnov, Boris R ^a,b   Khokhlova, Irina S ^a   Burdelova, Nadezhda V ^a   Mirzoyan, Natella S ^a   Degen, Allan A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Ramon Science Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Development time; Egg production; Fleas; Host selection; Rodents

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; EGG PRODUCTION; FITNESS; HOST SELECTION; PARASITISM; RODENT;

DASYURUS; GERBILLUS; GERBILLUS DASYURUS; INVERTEBRATA; MERIONES; MERIONES CRASSUS; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); XENOPSYLLA;

EID: 4344592970     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00860.x     Document Type: Article

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