Trypanosomes, fleas and field voles: ecological dynamics of a host-vector–parasite interaction
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Trypanosomes, fleas and field voles: ecological dynamics of a host-vector--parasite interaction.
To investigate the prevalence of a flea-borne protozoan (Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) microti) in its field vole (Microtus agrestis) host, we monitored over a 2-year period a range of intrinsic and extrinsic parameters pertaining to host demographics, infection status and vector (flea) prevalence. Generalized Linear Mixed Modelling was used to analyse patterns of both flea and trypanosome occurren...
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عنوان ژورنال: Parasitology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0031-1820,1469-8161
DOI: 10.1017/s0031182005007766