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Functional and Evolutionary Ecology of Fleas : a Model for Ecological Parasitology.
A detailed review of flea biology and a case study of host-parasite relationships.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; PART I BRIEF DESCRIPTIVE ECOLOGY: WHAT DO FLEAS DO?; 1 Composition of the order; 2 Hosts of Siphonaptera; 3 Geographical distribution of fleas; 4 Origin and evolution of fleas; 5 Life cycles; 6 Fleas and humanity; PART II FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY: HOW DO FLEAS DO WHAT THEY DO?; 7 Ecology of sexual dimorphism, gender differences and sex ratio; 8 Ecology of flea locomotion; 9 Ecology of host selection; 10 Ecology of haematophagy; 11 Ecology of reproduction and pre-imaginal development; 12 Ecology of flea virulence; 13 Ecology of host defence.
- PART III EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY: WHY DO FLEAS DO WHAT THEY DO?14 Ecology and evolution of host specificity; 15 Ecology of flea populations; 16 Ecology of flea communities; 17 Patterns of flea diversity; 18 Fleas, hosts, habitats; 19 What further efforts are needed?; References; Index.