Prevalence of malaria parasites (Plasmodium floridense and Plasmodium azurophilum) infecting a Puerto Rican lizard (Anolis gundlachi): A nine-year study

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 511-515

  Schall, Jos J ^a   Pearson, Anja R ^a   Perkins, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIZARD; MALARIA; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

ARTICLE; ERYTHROCYTE; LEUKOCYTE; LIZARD; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; PLASMODIUM AZUROPHILUM; PLASMODIUM FLORIDENSE; PREVALENCE; PUERTO RICO;

PUERTO RICO;

AMPHIBIA; ANOLIS GUNDLACHI; PLASMODIUM AZUROPHILUM; PLASMODIUM FLORIDENSE; PROTOZOA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0033920583     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0511:pomppf]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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