Prevalence of Eustrongylides ignotus in Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) in Florida: Historical and Regional Comparisons

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 552-555

  Frederick, Peter C ^a   McGehee, Steven M ^a,c   Spalding, Marilyn G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ciconiiformes; Eustrongylides ignotus; Gambusia holbrooki; Mosquitofish; Wading birds

Indexed keywords

AVES; CICONIIFORMES; EUSTRONGYLIDES; EUSTRONGYLIDES IGNOTUS; GAMBUSIA AFFINIS; GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ENOPLIDA; FISH DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DIOCTOPHYMATOIDEA; ENOPLIDA INFECTIONS; FISH DISEASES; FLORIDA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030180393     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-32.3.552     Document Type: Article

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