Driven to distraction: Detecting the hidden costs of flea parasitism through foraging behaviour in gerbils

Ecology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-51

  Raveh, Ashael ^a   Kotler, Burt P ^a   Abramsky, Zvika ^a   Krasnov, Boris R ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; Fleas; Foraging aptitude; Gerbils; Giving up densities; Optimal patch use; Risk management; Time allocation; Tradeoffs of food and safety; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; GERBILLINAE; GERBILLUS ANDERSONI; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SYNOSTERNUS CLEOPATRAE;

EID: 78650054650     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01549.x     Document Type: Article

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