Scale-dependence of phylogenetic signal in ecological traits of ectoparasites

Ecography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 114-122

  Krasnov, Boris R ^a   Poulin, Robert ^b   Mouillot, David ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECTOPARASITE; FLEA; HOLARCTIC REGION; HOST SPECIFICITY; LIFE HISTORY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENETICS; SMALL MAMMAL;

MAMMALIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 79952409659     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06502.x     Document Type: Article

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