Patterns of diversity and abundance of fleas and mites in the Neotropics: Host-related, parasite-related and environment-related factors

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-58

  Linardi, P M ^a   Krasnov, B R ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abundance; Fleas; Latitude; Mites; Small mammals; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ECTOPARASITE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; LATITUDE; MARSUPIAL; MITE; NEOTROPICAL REGION; RODENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOTA; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; FLEA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MARSUPIAL; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENT;

ANIMALS; BIOTA; BRAZIL; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MARSUPIALIA; MITES; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA;

BRAZIL;

ACARI; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; MESOSTIGMATA; METATHERIA; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 84873996551     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2012.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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