Latitudinal mismatches between the components of mammal-flea interaction networks

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 725-731

  Guilhaumon, François ^a,b,c   Krasnov, Boris R ^d   Poulin, Robert ^e   Shenbrot, Georgy I ^d   Mouillot, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^d BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Fleas; Host parasite; Interaction network; Latitudinal gradient; Mammals; Niche breadth

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; FLEA; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MAMMAL; NICHE BREADTH;

MAMMALIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 84862333391     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: 14668238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00714.x     Document Type: Article

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