Microparasite species richness in rodents is higher at lower latitudes and is associated with reduced litter size

Oikos

Volumn 120, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1889-1896

  Bordes, Frédéric ^a,b   Guégan, Jean François ^c,d   Morand, Serge ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LATITUDE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LITTER SIZE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RODENT; SEASONALITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VIRUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; RODENTIA;

EID: 82455212971     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19314.x     Document Type: Article

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