The larval mite endotrombicula pillersi (Acarina: Trombiculidae) as a species-specific parasite of a West African savannah frog (Phrynobatrachus francisci)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 152-161

  Spieler, Marko ^a,b   Linsenmair, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b ZOOLOGISCHES FORSCHUNGSMUSEUM ALEXANDER KOENIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FROG; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE; PARASITE INFESTATION;

COMOE NATIONAL PARK; COTE D'IVOIRE;

ACARI; ANURA; BUFO MACULATUS; BUFONIDAE; ENDOTROMBICULA; ENDOTROMBICULA PILLERSI; PHRYNOBATRACHUS; PHRYNOBATRACHUS FRANCISCI; RANIDAE; TROMBICULIDAE; TUNGA PENETRANS;

EID: 0032781847     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1999)142[0152:TLMEPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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