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ArticleEcology and evolution2026

A Hierarchical Niche Structure, Not Niche Partitioning, Organizes a Seasonally Dynamic Flea Community.

Rui Geng, Yakun Liu, Guokang Chen, Haizhou Yang, Shuai Yuan, Heping Fu

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

6 authors.

Rui GengCollege of Grassland Science Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4371-1867
Yakun LiuCollege of Grassland Science Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.
Guokang ChenCollege of Grassland Science Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.
Haizhou YangCollege of Grassland Science Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.
Shuai YuanCollege of Grassland Science Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.
Heping FuCollege of Grassland Science Inner Mongolia Agricultural University Hohhot China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6863-1728

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interactions in single-host-parasite systems provide a tractable framework for understanding the ecological mechanisms that maintain community stability; yet, the link between species' multidimensional niches and their functional roles within these networks remains underexplored. Here, we integrated network topology, multidimensional niche analysis, and functional group delineation to investigate the adaptive strategies and assembly rules of a 12-species flea community on Mongolian gerbils (

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community hierarchyfunctional groupshost–parasite networkmultidimensional nicheniche breadthparasite community assembly

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PMCPMC12795613

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