A survey of the helminth parasites of cetaceans stranded on the coast of England and Wales during the period 1990-1994

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 244, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 563-574

  Gibson, D I ^a   Harris, E A ^a   Bray, R A ^a   Jepson, P D ^b   Kuiken, T ^b   Baker, J R ^c   Simpson, V R ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d DEFRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acanthocephala; Cestoda; Cetacea n; Dolphin; Helminth; Lu ng worm; Nematoda; Parasite; Stranding; Survey; Trematoda; Whale

Indexed keywords

CETACEAN; HELMINTH; PARASITE;

UK, ENGLAND; UK, WALES;

ANISAKIS SIMPLEX; BOLBOSOMA CAPITATUM; CAMPULA OBLONGA; CRASSICAUDA BOOPIS; DELPHINUS DELPHIS; DIPHYLLOBITHRIUM POLYRUGOSUM; HALOCERCUS DELPHINI; HALOCEREUS INVAGINATUS; HALOCEREUS LAGENORHYNCHI; LECITHODESMUS PALLIATUS; MONORYGMA GRIMALDII; OSCHMARINELLA ALBAMARINA; PHOCOENA PHOCOENA; PHOLETER GASTROPHILUS; PHYLLOBOTHRIUM DELPHINI; PSEUDALIUS INFLEXUS; STENRUS GLOBICEPHALAE; STENURUS GLOBICEPHALAE; STENURUS MINOR; TETRABOTHRIUS; TORYNURUS CONVOLUTUS;

EID: 0031799462     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998004099     Document Type: Article

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