Beetle-to-beetle transmission and dispersal of Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda) eggs via the feces of Tenebrio molitor

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 384-385

  Pappas, Peter W ^a   Barley, Amy J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FECES ANALYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; INTERMEDIATE HOST; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; TENEBRIO;

ANIMALS; FECES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HYMENOLEPIS; MALE; OVUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TENEBRIO;

EID: 0033045743     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285655     Document Type: Article

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