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UNINA9910450945003321 |
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Autore |
Krasnov Boris R. <1950-> |
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Titolo |
Functional and evolutionary ecology of fleas : a model for ecological parasitology / / Boris R. Krasnov [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-18548-3 |
1-281-38376-7 |
9786611383763 |
0-511-39798-4 |
0-511-39721-6 |
0-511-40067-5 |
0-511-39648-1 |
0-511-54268-2 |
0-511-39878-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 593 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Fleas - Ecology |
Fleas - Evolution |
Host-parasite relationships |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 466-582) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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? |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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