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Flea larvae have higher survival when parasitizing underfed hosts

Source :
Health & Medicine Week. October 31, 2005, 1179
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Flea larvae have higher survival when parasitizing underfed hosts. 'We hypothesized that food availability, and therefore body condition, of a rodent host, Meriones crassus, affects egg production and survival, and [...]

Subjects

Subjects :
Control
Fleas -- Control

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15316459
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Health & Medicine Week
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
edsgcl.213620598