A review of the helminth parasites of Australian rodents

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 505-521

  Smales, L R ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOPARASITE; HELMINTH COMMUNITY; RODENT;

AUSTRALIA;

CESTODA; HETERAKIS SPUMOSA; HYDROMYINAE; HYDROMYS CHRYSOGASTER; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; MURINAE; NEMATODA; PARAMELISTRONGYLUS SKEDASTOS; RATTUS FUSCIPES;

EID: 0031434758     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO97013     Document Type: Article

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