The helminth parasites of Melomys cervinipes (Rodentia:Muridae:Hydromyinae)

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-80

  Smales, L R ^a   Heinrich, B ^a   McKillup, S C ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HOST; NEW RECORD; PARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RODENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND;

CESTODA; MELOMYS; MELOMYS CERVINIPES; MURIDAE; MURINAE; NEMATODA; PLATYNOSOMUM; RAILLIETINA; RODENTIA; TREMATODA; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS; VERMES;

EID: 1942422082     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO04007     Document Type: Article

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