Internal and external parasites of possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) from forest and farmland, Wanganui, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 345-353

  Stankiewicz, M ^a   Jowett, G H ^a   Roberts, M G ^a   Heath, D D ^a   Cowan, P ^b   Clark, J M ^c   Jowett, J ^d   Charleston, W A G ^e  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries ^*  (New Zealand)

^d Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cestodes; Coccidia; Ectoparasites; Endo parasites; Nematodes; Possums; Protozoa; Tapeworms

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL;

EID: 0030319975     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1996.9518094     Document Type: Article

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