Scale-invariance of niche breadth in fleas parasitic on small mammals
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B. Krasnov ([email protected]) and G. I. Shenbrot, Mitrani Dept of Desert Ecology, Jacob Balustein Inst. for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, IL-84990 Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel and Ramon Science Center, P. O. Box 194, IL-80600 Mizpe Ramon, Israel. D. Mouillot, UMR CNRS-UMII 5119 Ecosystemes Lagunaires, Univ. Montpellier II, CC093, FR-34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. I. S. Khokhlova, Desert Animal Adaptations and Husbandry, Wyler Dept of Dryland Agriculture, Jacob Balustein Inst. for Desert Research, Ban-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Sede-Boqer Campus, IL-84990 Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel. R. Poulin, Dept of Zoology, Univ. of Otago, P. O. Box 56, 9054 Dunedin, New Zealand.
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