Sociality, exotic ectoparasites, and fitness in the plural breeding rodent Octodon degus

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-66

  Burger, Joseph R ^a,b   Chesh, Adrian S ^a   Muñoz, Pamela ^c   Fredes, Fernando ^d   Ebensperger, Luis A ^e   Hayes, Loren D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Ectoparasites; Fitness; Fleas; Invasive parasite; Sociality

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COEVOLUTION; ECTOPARASITE; FITNESS; GROUP SIZE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; PATHOGENICITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL;

CHILE;

ANIMALIA; LEPTOPSYLLA SEGNIS; OCTODON; OCTODON DEGUS; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); XENOPSYLLA; XENOPSYLLA CHEOPIS;

EID: 84855199863     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1252-9     Document Type: Article

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