Helminth infections in the Townsend's ground squirrel during drought

Journal of the Helminthological Society of Washington

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 233-239

  Wilber, Patricia G ^a   Patrick, Michael J ^a,c   Van Horne, Beatrice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Selon Hill University   (United States)

Author keywords

drought; helminths; Spermophilus; Townsend's ground squirrel

Indexed keywords

ADA; AVES; PTERYGODERMATITES; SCIURIDAE; SERPENTES; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS TOWNSENDI; SYPHACIA; VERMES;

EID: 0029775224     PISSN: 1049233X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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