Interpopulation variation in the prevalence and intensity of parasitic mite infection in the land snail Arianta arbustorum

Invertebrate Biology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 194-201

  Baur, Anette ^a   Baur, Bruno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Geographic variation; Lung parasite; Mite; Seasonal variation; Terrestrial gastropod

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARIANTA ARBUSTORUM; GASTROPODA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 27144502462     PISSN: 10778306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7410.2005.00019.x     Document Type: Article

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