Community structure of metazoan parasites of the yellow Cururu toad, Bufo ictericus (Anura, Bufonidae) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 215-220

  Luque, José L ^a   Martins, Amanda N ^a   Tavares, Luiz E R ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anura; Brazil; Bufo ictericus; Bufonidae; Metazoan parasites; Parasite ecology

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; ANURA; BUFO; BUFO ICTERICUS; BUFONIDAE; GORGODERINA PARVICAVA; IXODIDA; MESOCOELIUM MONAS; METAZOA; NEMATODA; OSWALDOCRUZIA; PARAPHARYNGODON; RHABDIAS;

EID: 26844539957     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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