Desiccation tolerance of Muellerius CF. Capillaris (Nematoda: Protostrongylidae) first-stage larvae

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 802-805

  Solomon, Aharon ^b   Ilan, P ^b   Itamar, G ^a,b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESICCATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; LARVA; PARASITE; TOLERANCE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESICCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMIDITY; ISRAEL; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SNAIL; STRONGYLOIDEA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DESICCATION; DISEASE VECTORS; FECES; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HUMIDITY; ISRAEL; LARVA; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; SNAILS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

ISRAEL, NEGEV DESERT;

EID: 0031872104     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284591     Document Type: Article

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