Intestinal helminths of four species of skinks (Mabuya) (Sauria: Scincidae) from Southern Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-147

  Goldberg, S R ^a   Bursey, C R ^b  

^a WHITTIER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cestodes; Lizards; Mabuya; Nematodes; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CESTODE; CESTODIASIS; INTESTINE INFECTION; LIZARD; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; CESTODA; CESTODE INFECTIONS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; LIZARDS; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0035354532     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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