Endoparasites of the sequoyah slimy salamander, Plethodon sequoyah (Caudata: Plethodontidae), from Mccurtain County, Oklahoma

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 273-277

  McAllister, Chris T ^a   Bursey, Charles R ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

AMPHIUMA MEANS; CAUDATA; PLETHODON; PLETHODON GLUTINOSUS; PLETHODON SEQUOYAH; PLETHODONTIDAE;

EID: 12544252010     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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