Studies of the life history of a neogregarine parasite found in Leptothorax ants from North America

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-130

  Kleespies, R G ^a   Huger, A M ^a   Buschinger, A ^b   Nahring S ^b   Schumann, R D ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Formicidae; Leptothorax; Mattesia geminata; Neogregarinida; Sporozoa

Indexed keywords

LEPTOTHORAX; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MATTESIA; MATTESIA GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA;

ANT; DISEASE DESCRIPTION; LIFE HISTORY; PARASITE; PATHOGEN;

USA, MONTANA, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0030618394     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159731108     Document Type: Article

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