Metastrongyloid nematode (Otostrongylus circumlitus) infection in a stranded California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) - A new host-parasite association

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 593-598

  Kelly, Terra R ^a   Greig, Denise ^b   Colegrove, Kathleen M ^c   Lowenstine, Linda J ^c   Dalley, Murray ^b   Gulland, Frances M ^b   Haulena, Martin ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteritis; California sea lion; Nematode; Otostrongylus circumlitus; Zalophus californianus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; NEMATODA; OTARIIDAE; OTOSTRONGYLUS CIRCUMLITUS; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 27744522542     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-41.3.593     Document Type: Article

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