Morphology and scanning electron microscopy of cercariae shed by Bulinus tropicus (Krauss, 1848) in the Free State, South Africa

Journal of African Zoology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 301-312

  King, P H ^a   Van As, J G ^b  

^a SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bulinus tropicus; Cercariae; Echinostome; Life cycle; Parasite

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004640942     PISSN: 07767943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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