Endoparasites of Cope's Gray Treefrog, Hyla chrysoscelis, and Western Chorus Frog, Pseudacris t. triseriata, from Southeastern Wisconsin

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 212-218

  Bolek, Matthew G ^a   Coggins, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmocercoides variabilis; Glypthelmins pennsylvaniensis; Hyla chrysoscelis; Mesocestoides sp.; Nyctotherus cordiformis; Opalina sp.; Oswaldocruzia pipiens; Polystoma nearcticum; Pseudacris t. triseriata; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742512540     PISSN: 1049233X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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