Geographical patterns of abundance: Testing expectations of the 'abundance optimum' model in two taxa of ectoparasitic arthropods

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2187-2194

  Krasnov, Boris R ^a   Shenbrot, Georgy I ^a   Khokhlova, Irina S ^a   Vinarski, Maxim ^b   Korallo Vinarskaya, Natalia ^c   Poulin, Robert ^d  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b OMSK STATE PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c Omsk Research Institute of Natural Foci Infections   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abundance; Ecological optimum; Fleas; Macroecology; Mammals; Mites; Palaearctic; Spatial variation

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; CORRELATION; ECTOPARASITE; FLEA; MACROECOLOGY; MAMMAL; MITE; PALEARCTIC REGION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; GAMASIDA; MAMMALIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 56549095770     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.01978.x     Document Type: Article

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