Host traits, identity, and ecological conditions predict consistent flea abundance and prevalence on free-living California ground squirrels
Jennifer E. Smith, Imani B. Smith, Cecelia L. Working, Imani D. Russell, Shelby A. Krout, Kajol S. Singh, Andrew Sih
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FleaEcologyBiologyEpizooticAbundance (ecology)NichePlague (disease)Ecological nicheGround squirrelHost (biology)ZoologyGeographyHabitatVirologyVirusThermoregulationArchaeologyYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites researchAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesVector-borne infectious diseases