Metacercarial utilization of a naturally infected single species (Lymnaea peregra) snail community by Echinoparyphium recurvatum

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-56

  Morley, N J ^a   Lewis, J W ^a   Adam, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHINOPARYPHIUM RECURVATUM; HABITAT QUALITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; LYMNAEA; LYMNAEA PEREGRA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; SUMMER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TREMATODE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; ECHINOSTOMA; ECOSYSTEM; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LYMNAEA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ECHINOPARYPHIUM; ECHINOPARYPHIUM RECURVATUM; GASTROPODA; LYMNAEA; RADIX PEREGRA; TREMATODA;

EID: 1642368831     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2003201     Document Type: Article

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