The influence of sex and sociality on parasite loads in an African ground squirrel

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1006-1011

  Hillegass, Melissa A ^a   Waterman, Jane M ^a   Roth, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ectoparasite; Endoparasite; Fleas; Grooming; Group size; Lice; Sex biased parasitism; Sexual selection; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; ECTOPARASITE; ENDOPARASITE; GROUP SIZE; PARASITE INTENSITY; RODENT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TICK;

AFRICA;

IXODIDA; PHTHIRAPTERA; SCIURIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SPERMOPHILUS; VERTEBRATA; XERUS; XERUS INAURIS;

EID: 51749109098     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn070     Document Type: Article

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