Lungworm (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidea) infections in Canadian phocids

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 825-834

  Gosselin, Jean François ^a   Measures, Lena N ^b   Huot, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEMATODE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SEAL (ANIMAL);

CANADA; HOLMAN; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

ANIMALIA; ERIGNATHUS BARBATUS; FILAROIDES; FILAROIDES GYMNURUS; FILAROIDES HISPIDUS; GRYPUS; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; NEMATODA; OTOSTRONGYLUS CIRCUMLITUS; PARAFILAROIDES; PHOCA GROENLANDICA; PHOCA HISPIDA; PHOCA VITULINA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0031875277     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f97-306     Document Type: Article

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