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Avian Fleas

Avian Fleas is an ecological parasitology construct denoting a specialized group of ectoparasitic insects within the order Siphonaptera that exhibit obligate hematophagous associations with wild and domestic avian species, distinguished by host-specific morphological and behavioral adaptations facilitating survival on feathered hosts.

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Publications

443

Ectoparasitism as a Cost of Coloniality in Cliff Swallows (Hirundo Pyrrhonota)

Charles R. Brown, Mary B. Brown · Ecology · 1986 · 493 citations

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An Experimental and Teleonomic Investigation of Avian Brood Parasitism

Stephen I. Rothstein · Ornithological Applications · 1975 · 481 citations · Full text

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The Jump of the Flea: A Study of the Energetics and a Model of the Mechanism

H. C. Bennet‐Clark, Eric Lucey · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1967 · 395 citations

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Effect of an Ectoparasite on Reproduction in Great Tits

Heinz Richner, Anne Oppliger, Philippe Christe · Journal of Animal Ecology · 1993 · 390 citations

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Molecular Detection of<i>Bartonella quintana</i>,<i>B. koehlerae, B. henselae, B. clarridgeiae, Rickettsia felis</i>, and<i>Wolbachia pipientis</i>in Cat Fleas, France

Jean‐Marc Rolain, Michel Franc, Bernard Davoust et al. · Emerging infectious diseases · 2003 · 319 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. BR
    Boris R. Krasnov

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    43 publications · 2.1K citations

    27

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  2. IS
    Irina S. Khokhlova

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    40 publications · 1.9K citations

    25

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  3. HR
    Heinz Richner

    University of Bern, Switzerland

    23 publications · 2.4K citations

    20

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  4. GI
    Georgy I. Shenbrot

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    21 publications · 1.2K citations

    17

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  5. MS
    Michał Stanko

    Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia

    10 publications · 390 citations

    10

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Institutions

411

  1. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    27 h-index

    136 publications

    6.6K citations

  2. University of Bern

    Bern, Switzerland

    19 h-index

    56 publications

    5.3K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    36 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Georgia Southern University

    Statesboro, United States

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    617 citations

  5. Truman State University

    Kirksville, United States

    10 h-index

    10 publications

    346 citations

  6. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    752 citations

  7. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    595 citations

  8. Brigham Young University

    Provo, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    269 citations

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  1. Journal of Medical Entomology

    55 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. Parasitology

    19 publications · 631 citations

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  3. Medical and Veterinary Entomology

    13 publications · 434 citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 14 publications · 328 citations

    12

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  5. Canadian Journal of Zoology

    13 publications · 449 citations

    11

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