Prevalence and Distribution of Cystacanths of an Oligacanthorhynchid Acanthocephalan from the Longnose Snake, Rhinocheilus lecontei (Colubridae), in Southwestern North America

Comparative Parasitology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 262-265

  Goldberg, Stephen R ^a   Bursey, Charles R ^b   Holshuh, H J ^c  

^a WHITTIER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acanthocephala; Colubridae; Oligacanthorhynchid cystacanths; Rhinocheilus lecontei; Snake

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742608403     PISSN: 1049233X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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