Trophically transmitted parasites and the conservation of small populations: Raccoon roundworm and the imperiled allegheny woodrat

Conservation Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 258-266

  LoGiudice, Kathleen ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; PARASITE; PARASITIC DISEASE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANIMALIA; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; NEMATODA; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA MAGISTER; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0037324496     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2003.01293.x     Document Type: Article

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