Cestode cysts in two African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-99

  Lacasse, Claude ^a   Travis, Erika ^a,c   Gamble, Kathryn C ^a   Craig, Thomas ^b  

^a LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

African giant pouched rat; Cricetomys gambianus; Taenia serialis

Indexed keywords

CESTODA; CRICETOMYS GAMBIANUS; RODENTIA; TAENIA; TAENIA SERIALIS;

EID: 20444397394     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/04-001     Document Type: Article

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