Boris R. Krasnov

Functional and Evolutionary Ecology of Fleas

A Model for Ecological Parasitology

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Produktbeschreibung

A detailed review of flea biology and a case study of host-parasite relationships.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1034g
• ISBN-13: 9781107411258
• ISBN-10: 1107411254
• Artikelnr.: 37462188

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Brief Descriptive Ecology - What Do Fleas Do?: 1. Composition of the order
2. Hosts of Siphonaptera
3. Geographic 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.