Eimeria curvata n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in Columbina talpacoti and Scardafella squammata (Aves: Columbidae) from Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 53-55

  Adriano, Edson A ^a   Thyssen, Patricia J ^a   Cordeiro, Nelson S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Brazil; Coccidia; Columbina talpacoti; Eimeria curvata n. sp.; Scardafella squammata

Indexed keywords

APICOMPLEXA; AVES; COCCIDIA; COLUMBIDAE; COLUMBIFORMES; COLUMBINA TALPACOTI; EIMERIA; EIMERIIDAE; SCARDAFELLA SQUAMMATA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; EIMERIA; PARASITOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COLUMBIDAE; EIMERIA;

EID: 0033630735     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762000000100008     Document Type: Article

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