Relationship between host diversity and parasite diversity: Flea assemblages on small mammals

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1857-1866

  Krasnov, Boris R ^a   Shenbrot, Georgy I ^a   Khokhlova, Irina S ^a   Degen, A Allan ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Fleas; Host species richness; Parasite species richness; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLADISTICS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; ASIA; CALIFORNIA; CHILE; EAST AFRICA; EURASIA; IDAHO; KENYA; KYRGYZSTAN; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES; WEST ASIA;

GABAZA; INSECTIVORA; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 6944224160     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2004.01132.x     Document Type: Article

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