Over-winter survival of first-stage larvae of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 704-710

  Forrester, Sean G ^a,b   Lankester, Murray W ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOPARASITE; LARVA; OVERWINTERING; SURVIVAL; UNGULATE;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

NEMATODA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PARELAPHOSTRONGYLUS TENUIS;

EID: 0031714653     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-76-4-704     Document Type: Article

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