Long-term Patterns of Occurrence of Nosema locustae and Perezia dichroplusae (Microsporidia) in Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) of the Pampas, Argentina

Acta Protozoologica

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 309-315

  Lange, Carlos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Enzootic; Epizootic; Horizontal transmission; Melanoplinae; Prevalence; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; ANTONOSPORA LOCUSTAE; INVERTEBRATA; MELANOPLINAE; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; ORTHOPTERA; PEREZIA;

EID: 0346913046     PISSN: 00651583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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