A comparison of parasitic helminths and arthropods from two subspecies of fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) in Florida

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 492-497

  Coyner, Donald F ^a,c   Wooding, John B ^b   Forrester, Donald J ^a,c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Florida Game Fresh Water Fish Community   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fox squirrel; Parasites; Sciurus niger avicennia; Sciurus niger shermani

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANOPLURA; ARTHROPODA; AVICENNIA; CANIDAE; CESTODA; CUPRESSUS; DIPTERA; GONGYLONEMA; NEMATODA; NEOTROMBICULA; PHTHIRAPTERA; PHYSALOPTERA; RAILLIETINA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS NIGER; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); STRONGYLOIDES; VERMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; INFESTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RODENT DISEASE; SCIURIDAE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HELMINTHIASIS; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RODENT DISEASES; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0030180343     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-32.3.492     Document Type: Review

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