Functional and evolutionary ecology of fleas a model for ecological parasitology
Fleas are one of the most interesting and fascinating taxa of ectoparasites. All species in this relatively small order are obligatory haematophagous (blood-feeding) parasites of higher vertebrates. This book examines how functional, ecological and evolutionary patterns and processes of host-parasit...
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| Sprache: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2008
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Composition of the order
- Hosts of Siphonaptera
- Geographical distribution of fleas
- Origin and evolution of fleas
- Life cycles
- Fleas and humanity
- Ecology of sexual dimorphism, gender differences and sex ratio
- Ecology of flea locomotion
- Ecology of host selection
- Ecology of haematophagy
- Ecology of reproduction and pre-imaginal development
- Ecology of flea virulence
- Ecology of host defence
- Ecology and evolution of host specificity
- Ecology of flea populations
- Ecology of flea communities
- Patterns of flea diversity
- Fleas, hosts, habitats
- What further efforts are needed?