Is sex-biased ectoparasitism related to sexual size dimorphism in small mammals of Central Europe?

Parasitology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 505-510

  Morand, S ^a   Gouy De Bellocq J ^a   Stanko, M ^b   Miklisova D ^b  

^a CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Fleas; Parasite species richness; Sexual size dimorphism; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECTOPARASITE; EUROPE; FEMALE; FLEA; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFESTATION; MALE; MORALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIES;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; MALE; MAMMALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 5644237822     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182004005840     Document Type: Article

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