Parasites in social subterranean Zambian mole-rats (Cryptomys spp., Bathyergidae, Rodentia)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 571-577

  Scharff, A ^d   Burda, H ^d   Tenora, F ^a   Kawalika, M ^b   Barus, V ^c  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b Laboratory Section   (Zambia)

^c INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOMYS; CAPILLARIA; CESTODA; CRYPTOMYS MECHOWI; INERMICAPSIFER MADAGASCARIENSIS; NEMATODA; PROTOSPIRURA MURICOLA; RAILLIETINA;

BURROW; COMMON MOLE-RAT; GIANT MOLE-RAT; PARASITE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 0030621105     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb04848.x     Document Type: Article

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