Drivers of flea abundance in wild rodents across local and regional scales in the Chihuahuan Desert, northwestern Mexico
Abstract The broad distribution of macroparasites and their thriving populations are matters of health and economic concern. Macroparasites cause damage both directly through their feeding habits, which impact host fitness, and indirectly through the transmission of various infectious diseases of re...
Main Authors: | Paulina A. Pontifes, Adriana Fernández‐González, Gabriel E. García‐Peña, Benjamin Roche, Gerardo Suzán |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-04-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4013 |
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