Influence of host weight, sex and reproductive status on helminth parasites of the wild rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, in Navarra, Spain

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-225

  Molina, X ^a   Casanova, J C ^a   Feliu, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; HOST; LACTATION; MALE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANDRYA CUNICULI; ANIMALIA; CESTODA; CTENOIDES; DERMATOXYS; DERMATOXYS HISPANIENSIS; GRAPHIDIUM STRIGOSUM; MOSGOVOYIA; MOSGOVOYIA CTENOIDES; NEMATODA; NEMATODIROIDES ZEMBRAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS RETORTAEFORMIS; VERMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032872547     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022149x99000347     Document Type: Article

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