Interspecific aggregation of ectoparasites on bats: Importance of hosts as habitats supersedes interspecific interactions

Oikos

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 832-841

  Presley, Steven J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BAT; BODY SIZE; COEXISTENCE; CORRELATION; ECTOPARASITE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACILITATION; HOME RANGE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NESTEDNESS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 79956288585     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.19199.x     Document Type: Article

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