Toxoplasmosis in three species of native and introduced Hawaiian birds

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1040-1042

  Work, Thierry M ^a   Massey, J Gregory ^a   Lindsay, David S ^a   Dubey, J P ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

BIRD; NEW RECORD; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; GOOSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UNITED STATES;

HAWAII; UNITED STATES;

ANSER; ANSER SP.; AVES; FRANCOLINUS; FRANCOLINUS ERCKELII; HAWAIIA; NESOCHEN SANDVICENSIS; PROTOZOA; SULA; SULA SULA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0036804940     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285558     Document Type: Article

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