Amphibian parasitism by the leech desserobdella picta at a small pasture pond in northwest arkansas

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 105-111

  Briggler, Jeffrey T ^a   Lohraff, Kenton M ^a   Adams, Ginny L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; HOST PREFERENCE; HOST RANGE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LEECH;

ARKANSAS; UNITED STATES;

BUFO AMERICANUS; DESSEROBDELLA PICTA; HIRUDINEA; RANA UTRICULARIA;

EID: 0035111141     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2001.9663793     Document Type: Article

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