Intestinal helminths of river otters (Lutra canadensis) from the Pacific Northwest

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-110

  Hoberg, E P ^a   Henny, C J ^a,b   Hedstrom, O R ^a,c   Grove, R A ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; ECHINOSTOMA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELMINTH; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE PARASITE; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE;

ACANTHOCEPHALA; ANIMALS; CESTODE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HELMINTHIASIS; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; OTTERS; PREVALENCE; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTH; HELMINTH FAUNA; RIVER OTTER;

USA, (NORTHWEST);

ACANTHOCEPHALA; ANISAKIS; CESTODA; CONTRACAECUM; CORYNOSOMA STRUMOSUM; CYSTIDICOLIDAE; DIGENEA; EUPARYPHIUM INERME; EUSTRONGYLIDES; HEDRURIS; LUTRA CANADENSIS; NEMATODA; SCHISTOCEPHALUS SOLIDUS; STRONGYLOIDES LUTRAE;

EID: 0030616974     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284324     Document Type: Article

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