Which factors regulate the reproduction of ectoparasites of temperate-zone cave-dwelling bats?

Parasitology Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-134

  Lourenço, Sofia ^a   Palmeirim, Jorge Mestre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAT; ECTOPARASITE; FEMALE; HABITAT; HIBERNATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IXODES SIMPLEX SIMPLEX; MALE; NONHUMAN; NYCTERIBIA SCHIMIDLII; PENICILLIDA CONSPICUA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPINTURNIX PSI; WINTER;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; IXODES; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TICK INFESTATIONS;

ACARI; IXODES SIMPLEX SIMPLEX; IXODIDAE; MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII; NYCTERIBIA; NYCTERIBIIDAE; PENICILLIDIA CONSPICUA; SPINTURNIX;

EID: 55949103450     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1170-6     Document Type: Article

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