A Sarcocystis species from goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) with great tit (Parus major) as intermediate host

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 223-226

  Svobodová, Milena ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; birds; coccidia; host specificity; life cycle; Sarcocystis; transmission

Indexed keywords

ACCIPITER GENTILIS; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 0029911925     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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