Blood parasites of some West African rainforest birds

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-301

  Sehgal, Ravinder N M ^a   Jones, Hugh I ^b   Smith, Thomas B ^c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African rainforest bird; Haemoproteus; Leucocytozoon; Plasmodium; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

AVES; HAEMOPROTEUS; LEUCOCYTOZOON; MICROFILARIA (NEMATODE GENUS); NEMATODA; ONCHOCERCIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; APICOMPLEXA; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; NESTING; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMODIUM; PREVALENCE; TRYPANOSOMA;

AFRICA, WESTERN; ANIMALS; APICOMPLEXA; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PLASMODIUM; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 17844362725     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.67.295     Document Type: Article

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