Infestation of Rhynchopsyllus pulex (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) on Molossus molossus (Chiroptera) in Southestern Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1169-1170

  Esbérard, Carlos ^a  

^a Fundacao RIOZOO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Molossus molossus; Rhynchopsyllus pulex; Siphonaptera

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERA; MOLOSSUS MOLOSSUS; PULEX; RHYNCHOPSYLLUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAT; BRAZIL; FEMALE; FLEA; INFESTATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHIROPTERA; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0035523090     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000800024     Document Type: Article

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