New host and distribution records for the amphibian leech desserobdella picta (rhynchobdellida: Glossiphoniidae) from nebraska and wisconsin

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 187-189

  Bolek, Matthew G ^a   Janovy, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; HOST; LEECH; NEW RECORD;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WISCONSIN; WORLD;

AMBYSTOMA; AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM MAVORTIUM; AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO AMERICANUS; BUFO WOODHOUSII; DESSEROBDELLA PICTA; GLOSSIPHONIIDAE; HIRUDINIDA; HYLA CHRYSOSCELIS; RANA BLAIRI; RANA CATESBEIANA; RANA PIPIENS; RHYNCHOBDELLIDA;

EID: 17144389918     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2005.9664951     Document Type: Article

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