Survey of raccoons on Key Largo, Florida, USA, for Baylisascaris procyonis

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 250-252

  McCleery, Robert A ^a   Foster, Garry W ^b   Lopez, Roel R ^a   Peterson, Markus J ^a   Forrester, Donald J ^b   Silvy, Nova J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Baylisascaris procyonis; Density; Endangered species; Florida; Key Largo woodrat; Neotoma floridana smalli; Procyon lotor; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; NEMATODA; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA FLORIDANA SMALLI; NEOTOMA MAGISTER; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 18444411644     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.1.250     Document Type: Article

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