Parasites of eastern indigo snakes (Drymarchon corals couperi) from Florida, U.S.A.

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 124-128

  Foster, Garry W ^a   Moler, Paul E ^b   Kinsella, John M ^a   Terrell, Scott P ^a   Forrester, Donald J ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthocephalans; Cestodes; Cystacanths; Drymarchon corais couperi; Eastern indigo snake; Florida; Nematodes; Parasites; Pentastomids; Trematodes; U.S.A.

Indexed keywords

KALICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; KALICEPHALUS INERMIS;

EID: 0034004131     PISSN: 1049233X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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