Interaction frequency across the geographical range as a determinant of host specialisation in generalist fleas

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 989-997

  Poulin, Robert ^a   Krasnov, Boris R ^b,c   Shenbrot, Georgy I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Ramon Science Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Ectoparasites; Host specificity; Siphonaptera

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COEVOLUTION; COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; FIELD SURVEY; FLEA; GENE FLOW; GENERALIST; HOST RANGE; HOST SPECIFICITY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LOCAL ADAPTATION; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIALIZATION;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLEA; GEOGRAPHY; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HOST RANGE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALS; ASIA; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FLEAS; GEOGRAPHY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MICE; RATS; RODENT DISEASES;

MAMMALIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 43849084665     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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