Effects of the removal of large herbivores on fleas of small mammals

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-268

  McCauley, Douglas J ^a   Keesing, Felicia ^b   Young, Truman ^c   Dittmar, Katharina ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Epidemiology; Host density; Mammal; Siphonaptera

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLEA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; KENYA; MAMMAL; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; KENYA; MAMMALS; PLANTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SIPHONAPTERA;

MAMMALIA; MURINAE; MUS; SACCOSTOMUS CAMPESTRIS; SACCOSTOMUS MEARNSI; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 68949213235     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710-33.2.263     Document Type: Article

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