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Flea Physiology

Flea Physiology is a scientific construct that characterizes the functional biological processes and mechanisms inherent to fleas, distinguishing it from related entomological studies by focusing specifically on the physiological systems—such as respiration, circulation, digestion, and reproduction—unique to the order Siphonaptera.

172

Publications

6.8K

Citations

384

Authors

170

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

7

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Publications

172

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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Rapid evolution of thermal tolerance in the water flea Daphnia

Aurora Geerts, Joost Vanoverbeke, Bram Vanschoenwinkel et al. · Nature Climate Change · 2015 · 306 citations · Full text

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Acute toxicity of priority pollutants to water flea (Daphnia magna)

Gerald A. LeBlanc · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology · 1980 · 256 citations

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Genomics, Transcriptomics, and Peptidomics of<i>Daphnia pulex</i>Neuropeptides and Protein Hormones

Heinrich Dircksen, Susanne Neupert, Reinhard Predel et al. · Journal of Proteome Research · 2011 · 176 citations

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Biomechanics of jumping in the flea

Gregory P. Sutton, Malcolm Burrows · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2011 · 135 citations

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Authors

384

  1. IS
    Irina S. Khokhlova

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    18 publications · 670 citations

    15

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  2. BR
    Boris R. Krasnov

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    17 publications · 657 citations

    15

    h-index

  3. LJ
    Laura J. Fielden

    Truman State University, United States

    9 publications · 288 citations

    9

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  4. AA
    A. Allan Degen

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    9 publications · 372 citations

    9

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  5. MR
    Miriam Rothschild

    Peterborough City Hospital, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 326 citations

    8

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1–5 of 384

Institutions

170

  1. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    15 h-index

    66 publications

    2.7K citations

  2. Truman State University

    Kirksville, United States

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    288 citations

  3. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    6 h-index

    17 publications

    430 citations

  4. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    393 citations

  5. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    606 citations

  6. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

    London, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    291 citations

  7. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    233 citations

  8. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    119 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Medical Entomology

    29 publications · 986 citations

    19

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  2. Parasitology

    13 publications · 241 citations

    11

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  3. Journal of Experimental Biology

    8 publications · 711 citations

    8

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 8 publications · 231 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. Nature

    7 publications · 234 citations

    7

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