Supporting experimental evidence of host specificity among southern African polystomes (Polystomatidae: Monogenea)

Parasitology Research

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 558-562

  Du Preez, Louis H ^a,b   Kok, Dawid J ^b  

^a NATIONAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; FROGS AND TOADS; HOST; INFECTION; MIRACIDIUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TADPOLE;

ANIMALS; ANURA; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; TREMATODA;

ANURA; MONOGENEA; POLYSTOMA AUSTRALIS; POLYSTOMA MARMORATI; POLYSTOMATIDAE;

EID: 0030948669     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050297     Document Type: Article

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