Vertical migration by the infective larvae of three species of parasitic nematodes: Is the behaviour really a response to gravity?

Parasitology

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 553-560

  Sciacca, J ^a   Ketschek, A ^a   Forbes, W M ^a   Boston, R ^a   Guerrero, J ^a   Ashton, F T ^a   Gamble, H R ^b   Schad, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma caninum; Geotaxis; Haemonchus contortus; Strongyloides stercoralis; Thermotaxis

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS;

EID: 0036965511     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182002002391     Document Type: Article

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