Distribution and abundance of two malarial parasites of the endemic Anolis lizard of Saba Island, Netherlands Antilles

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 409-413

  Staats, Christine M ^a   Schall, Jos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; LIZARD; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLASMODIUM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LIZARDS; MALARIA; MALE; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; ANOLIS; ANOLIS SABANUS; PLASMODIUM AZUROPHILUM; PLASMODIUM FLORIDENSE; SABA; SQUAMATA;

MALARIAL PARASITE; PARASITE INFECTION; PARASITEMIA;

EID: 0029660080     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284077     Document Type: Article

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