Endoparasites of possums from selected areas of North Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 91-97

  Stankiewicz, M ^a,c   Cowan, P E ^b   Heath, D D ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biological control; Endoparasites; New zealand; Possums; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BUSHTAIL POSSUM; ENDOPARASITE;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND;

ADELONEMA TRICHOSURI; BERTIELLA TRICHOSURI; EIMERIA; NEMATODA; PARASTRONGYLOIDES TRICHOSURI; PARAUSTROSTRONGYLUS TRICHOSURI; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 0031716472     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1998.9518140     Document Type: Article

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