Cold hardiness in two helminth parasites of the freeze-tolerant wood frog, Rana sylvatica

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1085-1091

  Woodhams, D C ^a   Costanzo, J P ^a   Kelty, J D ^a   Lee R E , Jr ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD TOLERANCE; ENDOPARASITE; FROG; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION;

ANURA; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; NEMATODA; RANA SYLVATICA; RHABDIAS; RHABDIAS RANAE; TREMATODA; VERMES;

EID: 0033848207     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-78-6-1085     Document Type: Article

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