Flea species richness and parameters of host body, host geography and host 'milieu'

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1121-1128

  Krasnov, Boris R ^a,b   Shenbrot, Georgy I ^a   Khokhlova, Irina S ^a   Degen, A Allan ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Ramon Science Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body size; Flea species richness; Geographical range; Latitude; Mammals; Metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HOST; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

MAMMALIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 8144228446     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00883.x     Document Type: Article

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