Helminth parasites of wolves (Canis lupus): A species list and an analysis of published prevalence studies in Nearctic and Palaearctic populations

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-103

  Craig, H L ^a   Craig, P S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOCEPHALUS; ASCARIDOIDEA; BIODIVERSITY; BIOME; CESTODE; ECOSYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELMINTH; HOOKWORM; NEARCTIC; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PALEARCTIC; PARASITE PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAIGA; TREMATODE; TUNDRA; UNCINARIA STENOCEPHALA; WOLF; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; EUROPE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; NORTH AMERICA; RUSSIA; WOLVES;

ALARIA (TREMATODE); ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; CANIDAE; CANIS LUPUS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; NEARCTIC; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; TAENIA HYDATIGENA; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TREMATODA; UNCINARIA STENOCEPHALA; VERMES;

EID: 20444469667     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2005282     Document Type: Review

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