Effect of host gender on blood digestion in fleas: Mediating role of environment

Parasitology Research

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1667-1673

  Khokhlova, Irina S ^a   Serobyan, Vahan ^a   Krasnov, Boris R ^a   Degen, A Allan ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FLEA; GENDER BIAS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MERIONES CRASSUS; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; XENOPSYLLA RAMESIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; FEMALE; FLEAS; GERBILLINAE; HUMIDITY; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

MERIONES CRASSUS; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); XENOPSYLLA RAMESIS;

EID: 70350223669     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-009-1608-5     Document Type: Article

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