Life cycle of a new African echinostome species reproducing by parthenogenesis

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 1777-1784

  Kechemir, Nadia ^a   Jourdane, Joseph ^a   Mas Coma, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

37 collar spine echinostomes; Echinostoma deserticum n. sp.; Parthenogenesis

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE;

ARVICANTHIS; ARVICANTHIS NILOTICUS; BULINUS; BULINUS GLOBOSUS; BULINUS TRUNCATUS; ECHINOSTOMA; ECHINOSTOMA CAPRONI; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037145387     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930110062633     Document Type: Article

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