Parasites in grizzly bears from the central Canadian Arctic

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 618-621

  Gau, Robert J ^a   Kutz, Susan ^b   Elkin, Brett T ^c  

^a Kitikmeot Geosciences Limited   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fecal samples; Grizzly bears; Parasites; Seasonal prevalence; Survey; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

BAYLISASCARIS; COCCIDIA; DIPHYLLOBOTHRIUM; NEMATODIRUS; PROTOSTRONGYLIDAE; URSUS ARCTOS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; ASCARIDOIDEA; BEAR; CANADA; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; DIPHYLLOBOTHRIASIS; DIPHYLLOBOTHRIUM; FECES; HIBERNATION; INTESTINE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEASON; STRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; ASCARIDIDA; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; COCCIDIA; COCCIDIOSIS; DIPHYLLOBOTHRIASIS; DIPHYLLOBOTHRIUM; FECES; HIBERNATION; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; STRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDIASIS; URSIDAE;

EID: 0033158758     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.3.618     Document Type: Article

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