Raccoon latrine structure and its potential role in transmission of Baylisascaris procyonis to vertebrates

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 180-185

  Page, L Kristen ^a   Swihart, Robert K ^a   Kazacos, Kevin R ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATRINE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; ROUNDWORM; VERTEBRATE;

INDIANA; USA;

BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; NEMATODA; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0031878452     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1998)140[0180:RLSAIP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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