Discrimination of host sex by a haematophagous ectoparasite

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 275-281

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

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Flea; Host discrimination; Host sex; Rodent; Xenopsylla ramesis

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ECTOPARASITE; FLEA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PARASITE INFESTATION; RODENT; SEX DETERMINATION;

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

EID: 78650221204     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.10.018     Document Type: Article

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