Infestation experience of a rodent host and offspring viability of fleas: Variation among host-parasite associations

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 313 A, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 680-689

  Khokhlova, Irina S ^a   Ghazaryan, Lusine ^a   Degen, A Allan ^a   Krasnov, Boris R ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FLEA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RODENT;

ANIMALS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA;

ACOMYS CAHIRINUS; DASYURUS; PARAPULEX CHEPHRENIS; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); XENOPSYLLA RAMESIS;

EID: 78449261768     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.640     Document Type: Article

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