Parasites of the northern quoll, Dasyurus hallucatus (Marsupialia: Dasyuridae) in tropical savanna, Northern Territory

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-90

  Oakwood, Meri ^a   Spratt, David M ^b  

^a CSIRO Wildlife and Ecology ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARSUPIAL; PARASITE INFESTATION;

AUSTRALIA; KAKADU NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ACARI; CESTODA; CYLICOSPIRURA HEYDONI; DASYURUS HALLUCATUS; ECHINOPHAGA AMBALANS; ECHINOPHAGA ARANKA; HAEMAPHYSALIS BANCROFTI; MACKERRASTRONGYLUS PERAMELIS; NEMATODA; SARCOCYSTIS; SIPHONAPTERA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TREMATODA; TRICHINELLA PSEUDOSPIRALIS;

EID: 0034049410     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO99056     Document Type: Article

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