Parasites of domestic and wild animals in South Africa. XLIV. Fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) collected from 15 carnivore species

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-14

  Horak, I G ^a   Beaucournu, J C ^b   Braack, L E O ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Fleas; Pulicidae; Siphonaptera; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARNIVORE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; FLEA; INFESTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; PREY; WILD SPECIES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; INSECTA; PULICIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); STRONGYLUS;

EID: 2442566487     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v71i1.281     Document Type: Article

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